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The Age of Aisha: An Appraisal of the Traditional and Revisionist Perspectives

Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract This detailed paper examines scholarly views on ‘Aisha’s age at consummation of marriage, delving into the question of how old she was when she married Prophet Muhammad It examines the arguments for the traditional opinion that ‘Aisha was nine years old at the time of consummation of marriage and the alternate-opinions

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Granted or Not Yet? Solving Anachronism in Abu Sufyan’s Marriage Proposal for the Prophet

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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

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Explained: Hadith about Last Hour in a Boy’s Lifetime

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The Qur’an 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 (ﷺ) did not know of it. Hadith reports also mention that the Prophet (ﷺ) stated that he had not been informed of it,[2] though he described

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Taqra’ or Tuqri’: Are Seven Ahruf not predicated on the Prophetic instruction?

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Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract Some revisionists twist a narration of the sab‘a ahruf hadith related by Ubayy b. Ka‘b, 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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Seven Ahruf Scheme and the Centrality of the Prophetic Precedent

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Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract This paper shows how the Prophetic precedent comes out as pivotal to the sab‘a ahruf scheme. In highlighting aspects of hadith reports confirming this essential point, it is indicated how the grounding the validity of ahruf based recitations to the Prophet’s clear precedent goes with the reported rationale of ahruf. It

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Sab‘a Ahruf Hadith: Sab‘a Indeed Means Seven

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Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract One of the differences in the interpretation of ‘Sab‘a Ahruf’ hadith reports is whether sab‘a 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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Reality of ‘Missing’ Qur’anic Verse on Suckling

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Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract The article is about examining details of the saying of ‘Aisha of which a narration mentioned in Sahih Muslim has been used by critics to cast aspersions on the completeness of Qur’anic preservation in writing after the Prophet. Cross examining various narrations of ‘Aisha’s report on five-sucklings as proof required to

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On Meaning Of The Hadith “There Is No Contagious Disease”

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Waqar Akbar Cheema According to a famous hadith in Sahih Bukhari, Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said: لا عدوى ولا طيرة، ولا هامة ولا صفر 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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Truth about Jauniyya, the woman who sought refuge from the Prophet (ﷺ)

4 Comments / The Prophet: Life and Actions / Waqar Akbar Cheema

Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract This article is about an academic inquiry into arguments around a Jauniyya woman’s mysterious and bizarre behaviour in the presence of the Prophet (ﷺ) in their first meeting after marriage. The interaction was brief yet odd and it culminated in immediate divorce. The nature of interaction made individual reports about it,

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Prophet Muhammad’s Marriage with Nine-Year Old Aisha: A Review of Contentions

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Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract This article reviews contentions around Prophet Muhammad’s (ﷺ) marriage with ‘Aisha when she was nine years old. Highlighting pitfalls in the study of history and factors related to puberty in general the details of the marriage are explored. Moreover, reports showing the nature of relations between the Prophet and ‘Aisha are

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