Panjtan Pak · The Five of the Cloak
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, Fatimah al-Zahra, Imam Ali, Imam Hasan, and Imam Husayn (peace be upon them all) — the five whom God purified, and the fountainhead from which our lineage flows.
Who they are
The Panjtan Pak — the "Five Pure Ones" — are the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ; his beloved daughter Fatimah al-Zahra (S.A.); his cousin and son-in-law, the first Imam, Ali ibn Abi Talib (A.S.); and their two sons, Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn (A.S.). They are known as the Ahl al-Kisa, the People of the Cloak, from the tradition in which the Prophet ﷺ gathered these four beloved souls beneath his cloak.
It was on that occasion, the tradition holds, that the Verse of Purity (Ayat al-Tathir) was revealed — declaring God's will to remove all impurity from the People of the House and to purify them completely. For our family, and for all who honour the Ahl al-Bayt, these five are the heart of the faith after the Prophet ﷺ himself.
إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّٰهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا
"God only desires to remove all impurity from you, O People of the House, and to purify you with a thorough purifying." — al-Ahzab 33:33
The Five
Each of the Five
The Seal of the Prophets · Mercy to the Worlds
The final Messenger of God, through whom the faith was completed. He is the origin of the household and of our lineage — the one of whom it was said that on the Day of Judgement every lineage is severed but his. To descend from his house is the honour the Shajra was written to preserve.
al-Zahra, the Radiant · al-Batul · Sayyidat al-Nisa
The beloved daughter of the Prophet ﷺ, "a part of him" whom whatever pleased her pleased him. Mistress of the women of all the worlds, wife of Imam Ali, and mother of Hasan and Husayn. It is through her that the blood of the Prophet ﷺ flows into our family.
Amir al-Mu'minin · Haydar-e-Karrar · the First Imam
Cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet ﷺ, the first of the Imams, born within the Ka'ba itself. Bravest of men and gate of the city of knowledge, husband of Fatimah and father of the Imams who followed. His titles and virtues open the Shajra's account of the household.
al-Mujtaba, the Chosen · the Second Imam
The elder grandson of the Prophet ﷺ, who resembled him in form and bearing from head to waist. Master, with his brother, of the youth of Paradise. It is through Imam Hasan that our family descends — the Hasani Sayyids trace their line from him, generation upon generation.
Sayyid al-Shuhada, Lord of Martyrs · the Third Imam
The younger grandson of the Prophet ﷺ, martyred at Karbala on the tenth of Muharram in the cause of truth — a sacrifice that stands at the very heart of the faith. Though our direct descent runs through his brother Imam Hasan, the two lines are joined within the family: his daughter Fatimah al-Sughra married Hasan al-Muthanna, so that the Husayni light shines within the Hasani line as well.
Their place in our lineage
Every name in our Shajra, every generation traced across fourteen centuries, flows from these five. The chain begins with the Prophet ﷺ, passes through Fatimah and Ali to Imam Hasan, and from him descends through the saints of Gilan — including Sheikh Abdul Qadir al-Gilani, himself of this blessed line — and onward to our family today.
To honour the Panjtan Pak is not only to remember an ancestry; it is to hold to the source of guidance and light that they represent. The record we preserve is, at its heart, a record of this connection.