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| | Ahl al-Bayt Summary |
 | | At the same time, a conception exists of a spiritual ahl al-bayt, sometimes referred to as the bayt al-waḥy, "the house of prophecy," into which the devotees of the prophetic family may be initiated, while unrighteous blood relations may be excluded. |
 | | The Shi'a belief in the supremacy of the Ahl al-Bayt is one of the basic reasons why they believe that Ali, and not Abu Bakr, was the rightful successor to Muhammad and should have been Caliph. |
 | | In this event, Muhammad made the clear distinction that Ahl al-Bayt included, in addition to him, Ali, Fatima, Hassan, and Hussein, when he invited them to sit with him under a cloak, and when one of his wives attempted to join him he specifically told her not to. |
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