Abstract This article examines a hadith in Sahih Muslim that records three requests made by Abu Sufyan to the Prophet ﷺ, focusing on a historical anachronism surrounding Abu Sufyan’s proposal of his daughter Umm Habiba. The study analyses the isnad, mentions past explanations, and highlights the shortcomings of each. A compelling explanation proposed by a […]
Waqar Akbar Cheema [divider] 1. Introduction Non-Muslims often ask as to why the Prophet Muhammad had more wives than allowed for other Muslim men.[1] Some of them use this to allege that it was his sensual passion that made the Prophet of Islam not merely polygamous it also got him to break the laws he
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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 liver of Hamza b. ‘Abdul Mutalib after he was killed by a slave named Wahshi (d. ca 25/645) during the Battle of Uhud (Shawal 3/December 624), the second major encounter
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Download pdf here Waqar Akbar Cheema & Gabriel Al Romaani Abstract Some critics of Islam try to attack the consistency of the Prophet’s actions, in an effort to show that there are contradictions in the religion. They do this as an effort to delegitimize Islam, thus achieving their goal of spreading disbelief. Islam is far
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