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

1 Comment / Hadith Research, The Prophet: Life and Actions /

Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract This detailed paper delves into the question: how old was ‘Aisha (rA) when she married Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)? 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 arguments presented by scholars who question the authenticity of […]

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On the question of Adult Breastfeeding in Islamic Tradition

3 Comments / Hadith reports explained, Islamic Jurisprudence /

Waqar Akbar Cheema  Abstract Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) allowed Sahla, the wife of Abu Hudhaifa, to nurse Salim to establish the foster relationship between them even though Salim was by then already an adult. This incident has given rise to a lot of discussion and polemics in our times. The instant study is about analyzing the

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Aspects of Wisdom in Prophet Muhammad’s Multiple Marriages

2 Comments / The Prophet: Life and Actions /

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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