The House of Muhammad

About the Book

Verse 33 of surah ahzab (the confederates) is one of the most deeply contested and debated verses of the Quran which has led to religious divisions, deepening sectarian schisms, and conflict. The conflict about the identity of the individuals representing the term “Ahl al Bayt” or “people of the household” is the focus of this book, where the complexities in which the Quran, Hadith and history all weave together to analyze and answer the question: Who are the “Ahl al Bayt?” In this book, this specific verse is analyzed with astounding detail, breaking down each individual term making up the verse through linguistic investigation, and using hadith and the Quran to verify and examine, as well as answer conclusively, who the “Ahl al Bayt” are.

About the Author

Syed Abbas Ali Rizvi has forty years’ experience as Director, Manager, Research Scientist, and Sr. Principal engineer with Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare industries. He owns patents in his name in the area of optical physics for the development of a novel device for micro surface analysis and has an MS in chemistry from Eastern Illinois University. He has spent a significant portion of his life in the exploration of controversial issues about the exegesis of selected verses of the Quran, and events that not only changed the course of the history of Islam but how they impacted the philosophy of Islamic thought.