A Comprehensive Model of Glorifying the Holy Prophet and Ahl al-Bayt (P.B.U.T.) based on the Analysis of the Content of Imam Sajjad's (P.B.U.H.) ‘Arafah Prayer

One of the most frequently repeated sentences in the narrated supplications, especially the supplications quoted from Imam Sajjad (P.B.U.H.) in al-Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya, is the invocation of ṣalawāt (blessings upon Muhammad and his family (P.B.U.T.)). Various reasons have been expressed for this, the most important of which is that it is an attempt to explain the true position of Ahl al-Bayt (P.B.U.T.) in the Islamic society. Nevertheless, it is still a question how and with what strategies Imam Sajjad (P.B.U.H.) did this, and what expressions he did use to introduce them in ṣalawāt, and finally what a model he offered for glorifying this family and introducing their high status and dignity. In this article, we try to qualitatively and descriptively analyze the set of themes expressed about this issue, and finally infer a comprehensive model of glorifying the Holy Prophet and Ahl al-Bayt (P.B.U.T.). The research findings show that these contents can be classified under five categories with many details, which are as follows: the definition of glorification, features to be glorified, characteristics of desirable glorification, effects of glorification, and introduction of glorifiers.