Al-Ahruf al-Sab‘a by Abu Fehr Mahmud Muhammad Shakir Edited by Khalid Fatihi and reviewed by Fehr Mahmud Muhammad Shakir Published by Shirkah al-Quds, Cairo (2022) Book review by: Waqar Akbar Cheema Introduction One of the most complex topics in the Qur’anic sciences is Sab’a Ahruf. Dedicated works on the subject have been written for centuries. Read more
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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 basic information about the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) with whom his marriages were consummated along with mention of his concubines. In this piece we record the received information regarding
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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 where she embraced Islam and lived with the Prophet () eventually bearing him a son. Though generally well-known in the Islamic tradition as a concubine of the Prophet (ﷺ) and
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