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A quick look at Daraqutni’s critique of Bukhari and Muslim

Whenever a discussion on the veracity of hadith as such and especially that of Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim comes up, the antagonists invariably refer to Abu al-Hasan ‘Ali al-Daraqutni’s (d. 385/995) criticism of these works widely understood to be the two most authentic hadith compilations. In doing so they tend to suggest that rejection Read more

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Unverified Story of Uwais Al-Qarni Breaking his Teeth

Waqar Akbar Cheema It is popularly held that on hearing about the injury of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) during the battle of Uhad Uwais al-Qarni broke all his teeth. Earliest well known source mentioning the story is Tazkirah al-Awliya of Farid ad-Din al-Attar (d. 607 AH). He relates that Uwais had the following conversation with

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