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Exemplary Family
C
HAPTER
33
OF
the Qur’an refers to the Prophet’s
family, and says, “God wants to remove all
abomination from you, O people of the household,
and to make you pure and spotless.” (33:33)
This verse was addressed to the Prophet’s
family, but since the Prophet’s family serves as a
model to all believers; it is equally applicable to
all believers. It addresses every Muslim home. It
is necessary for all Muslim households to adopt
this reformative course which the Prophet’s family
was commanded by God to do.
Every house is a unit, and these units form a
society. If every unit of a society is reformed, then
the whole of society will be reformed. But if the
units go awry, the whole of society will also go
awry. In this respect, the responsibility of every
unit is like that of the Prophet’s family, or Ahl-e-
bait, as it is expressed in Arabic in the Quran.
Every Muslim family has to undergo this process
of purification and cleansing, so that evil is
removed and goodness is promoted. Every man
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