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Marriage Related Privileges of the Prophet: A Study in Chronology
Waqar Akbar Cheema[divider] Abstract The question about Prophet Muhammad’s (ﷺ) alleged inconsistency in taking more wives than allowed for Muslim men has generally been responded

Prophet’s Marital Life: Unconsummated Marriages, Unmaterialized Proposals
Waqar Akbar Cheema[divider] The information below follows our earlier post mentioning basic facts about the marriages of the Prophet (ﷺ) in which we put together

Authentic or otherwise? Biting Words of ‘Umar’s Wife
Waqar Akbar Cheema [divider] A story is popularly quoted on social media and in the cyberspace in general mentioning how a person came to ‘Umar

On Hind bt. ‘Utbah Chewing Hamza’s Liver
Waqar Akbar Cheema [divider] It is well known that Hind bt. ‘Utbah (d. 14/635), the wife of Abu Sufyan b. Harb (d. 31/652), chewed the

Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and the devil named al-Abyad
Waqar Akbar Cheema Some people refer to certain quotes from Islamic exegetical literature mentioning a devil named al-Abyad. Firstly, it needs to be clarified that

Maria, The Copt: Prophet Muhammad’s Wife Or Concubine?
Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract Maria, the Copt, sent to Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) by the Patriarch of Alexandria spent the rest of her life in Madina

Basic Facts on the Prophet’s Marriages
Waqar Akbar Cheema Whereas there is a lot of material with criticism and response to it regarding the marital life of the Prophet (ﷺ)

Fact Check: The Prophet (ﷺ) and Talisman
Let’s us have a look at a report mentioned by a number of sites, mostly those critical of Islam, quoting al-Shifa of Qadi ‘Iyad: The

Background To Prophet’s Marriage With Zainab
Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract The story of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) allegedly falling in love with his cousin and wife of his adopted son Zaid, Zainab bt.