This page groups figures by the year their life is said to have begun. Wikipedia notes that "questions of historicity frequently arise in relation to historical studies of religion," since a birth year for an ancient figure is often an estimate rather than a fixed record. Browsing by lifespan start year lets a visitor compare how far back one figure's own life reaches against another's.
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Overview
What Defines This GroupingThe household of the Prophet. In Shia Islam these are the five of the Cloak, Muhammad, Ali, Fatima, Hasan and Husayn, together with the Imams descended from them, in whom rightful religious authority is held to reside by designation. 2Tradition: Shia Islam What Defines This GroupingThe household of the Prophet. In Sunni usage the term is honorific and its extent is debated, many readings of Quran 33:33 including the Prophet's wives. It carries deep reverence but no claim to religious authority. 3Tradition: Sunni Islam Size of the Traditional SetFive: the People of the Cloak, Muhammad, Ali, Fatima, Hasan and Husayn. 2Tradition: Shia Islam Learn More
The Ahl al-Bayt
This group holds the Ahl al-Bayt, the family of the Prophet Muhammad, held in deep reverence across Islam and of central religious importance in Shia Islam, which locates rightful authority in the Prophet's descendants through his daughter Fatima and cousin and son-in-law Ali.
The browser will find figures such as Ali, Fatima, Hasan and Husayn. The entries describe each within the tradition, noting the particular veneration of the household in Shia belief and the events, such as Karbala, that shaped it.
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Sources
1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
2. An Introduction to Shi'i Islam: The History and Doctrines of Twelver Shi'ism
Moojan Momen, Yale University Press, 1985On the Imamate as a doctrine of designated and sinless authorityView the Source 3. The Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition
P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.), Brill, 2005s.v. Ahl al-BaytView the Source Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
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