Who does the Quran refer to when it says Ahlul Bayt? Sheikh Azhar Nasser compares Sunni and Shia viewpoints based on hadit from Sunni sources.

The three main perspectives are:
- It includes the Prophet's wives, Bani Hashim, and the Holy Five (Ali, Fatima, Hassan, Hussain, and Prophet Muhammad)
- It includes just Bani Hashim and the Holy Five
- It includes just the Holy Five (shia perspective)

Sheikh Azhar discusses arguments for and against the verse of Purity (Quran 33:33) applying the wives as well as the Holy Five, looking at the verse in context with the surrounding verses.

The discussion covers:
- Why are wives referenced before and after this verse?
- Are wives actually being praised?
- Changes in pronouns
- Meaning of "warding off filth"
- Context changing from "Your houses" to "The house"

Lecture notes available at http://www.why-quran.org/?p=546.

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