Prophet Muhammad

When Eagerness Crowds In: A Misread Hadith Explained

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Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract A narration from Musnad Ahmad has been mistranslated and sensationalised by polemicists. This piece shows, through lexical evidence, variant narrations, Qur’anic parallels, and classical commentary, that the report describes the jinn crowding around the Prophet (ﷺ) to hear the Qur’an — not the crude insinuations imposed on it. 1. Introduction Some critics […]

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

Leave a Comment / Authority of Hadith /

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

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Two Issues Around Prophet Muhammad’s Marriage With Safiyya

2 Comments / The Prophet: Life and Actions /

Waqar Akbar Cheema 1. Introduction Prophet Muhammad’s (ﷺ) marriage with Safiyya bint Huyayy from the Jewish tribe of Nadir has been of regular interest to modern Western critics, missionaries, and orientalists. The objections are mostly raised on two accounts: (i) The marriage was solemnized in the aftermath of the conquest of the last Jewish stronghold

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