The Qurโan is categorical in stating that none but Allah knows the time of the Last Hour (i.e., the Day of Judgment).[1] It also establishes that even Prophet Muhammad (๏ทบ) did not know of it. Hadith reports also mention that the Prophet (๏ทบ) stated that he had not been informed of it,[2] though he described
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Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract Some revisionists twist a narration of the sabโa ahruf hadith related by Ubayy b. Kaโb, arguing that a clear Prophetic precedent was not required under the scheme. This paper deals with contentions to this end. Based on a systematic analysis of the word forms the hadith has been reported in, its
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Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract Whereas the bulk of hadith reports on seven ahruf are laden with proofs for the centrality of Prophetic precedent, specific odd narrations give an impression otherwise. The article is about critically examining such narrations. Highlighting their respective weakness in terms of isnad, a possible origin of those narrations has been suggested.
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Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract One of the differences in the interpretation of โSabโa Ahrufโ hadith reports is whether sabโa denotes the specific numeral or signifies an unqualified multitude. This paper analyses the phrase from a linguistic aspect besides exploring the details of the hadith reports bearing on this point. Opinions and proofs of certain past
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Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract Prophet Muhammad (๏ทบ) allowed Sahla, the wife of Abu Hudhaifa, to nurse Salim to establish the foster relationship between them even though Salim was by then already an adult. This incident has given rise to a lot of discussion and polemics in our times. The instant study is about analyzing the
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Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract The article is about hadith reports mentioning protection for Makkah and Madina from plague. Relevant reports have been critically analysed to show how the spread of pandemics such as COVID-19 to Makkah and Madina casts no aspersions on sayings authentically reported from Prophet Muhammad (๏ทบ). [divider] 1. Introduction We have earlier explored
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Waqar Akbar Cheema According to a famous hadith in Sahih Bukhari, Prophet Muhammad (๏ทบ) said: ูุง ุนุฏูู ููุง ุทูุฑุฉุ ููุง ูุงู ุฉ ููุง ุตูุฑ There is no infection, no evil omen, no hama, and no serpent in a hungry belly (safar). Problematizing the apparent meanings The above translation done by an orientalist James Robson is actually
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Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract A cogent analysis of hadith reports about children born out of wedlock in Islam with a focus on the meanings of such reports as understood by traditional scholars of Islam over the centuries. The article shows such reports considered suggestive of condemnation of children born as a result of adultery were
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Waqar Akbar Cheema Among the hadith reports with apparently problematic meanings is one related as; “ุงููุงุฆุฏุฉ ูุงูู ูุกูุฏุฉ ูู ุงููุงุฑ” Usually it is understood as: โThe woman who buries her daughter alive (al-waโidah), and the girl who is buried (al-maโudah) will both enter Hell.โ As such, without any context, the hadith is recorded in Sunan of
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Waqar Akbar Cheema 1. Introduction A hadith some people think contradicts known facts has come down to us as: ุนู ุนุจุฏ ุงูุฑุญู ู ุจู ุฃุจู ุจูุฑุฉุ ุนู ุฃุจูู ุฑุถู ุงููู ุนููุ ุนู ุงููุจู ุตูู ุงููู ุนููู ูุณูู ุ ูุงู: ” ุดูุฑุงู ูุง ูููุตุงูุ ุดูุฑุง ุนูุฏ: ุฑู ุถุงูุ ูุฐู ุงูุญุฌุฉ It is related from Abu Bakra that the Prophet, may Allah bless
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