Thanwi: Expressive Guidance on Delving into Qur’anic Eloquence
Maulana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanwi[1] Translated by Waqar Akbar Cheema On June 18, 1937, the Amritsar weekly Akhbar Ahle Hadith published an edict about a scholar
The Age of Aisha: An Appraisal of the Traditional and Revisionist Perspectives
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
Granted or Not Yet? Solving Anachronism in Abu Sufyan’s Marriage Proposal for the Prophet
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
The Hadith of the Fly: Muslim Perspectives on Scientific Assessment
Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract This article critically examines the Hadith of the Fly, investigating its various textual forms and reviewing the possible meanings of key
Meanings and Significance of a Hadith about Creation on Weekdays
Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract This article delves into an intriguing hadith recorded in Sahih Muslim, which outlines the creation of various entities on all seven
Preface to Sezgin’s Work on the Sources of Sahih Bukhari
Dr. M. Fuad Sezgin Admin’s Note: We are reproducing the English translation of the late Dr Muhammad Fuad Sezgin’s (1924 – 2018) preface to his
Explained: Hadith about Last Hour in a Boy’s Lifetime
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
Taqra’ or Tuqri’: Are Seven Ahruf not predicated on the Prophetic instruction?
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
Muhajirun Ansariyun: The Immigrant Ansar
We all know about the Muhajirun and the Ansar. But do you know there was another category, the Muhajirun Ansariyun, i.e. the Immigrant Ansar? Muhammad b. Sa‘d al-Baghdadi (d.