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...
Sab‘a Ahruf Hadith: Sab‘a Indeed Means Seven
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On the question of Adult Breastfeeding in Islamic Tradition
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Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) allowed Sahla, the wife of Abu Hudhaifa, to nurse Salim in order to establish foster relation between them even though Salim was by then already...
Hadith and Protection of Makkah and Madina from Plague
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Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract The article is about hadith reports mentioning protection for Makkah and Madina from plague. Relevant reports have been critically analysed to show how the spread of...
On meaning of the hadith “there is no contagious disease”
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Waqar Akbar Cheema [divider] 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...
Are children born out of wedlock condemned in hadith?
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Waqar Akbar Cheema [divider] Abstract A cogent analysis of hadith reports about children born out of wedlock with focus on the meanings of such reports as understood by traditional scholars of Islam...
Does Hadith condemn the infant girls buried alive?
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Waqar Akbar Cheema [divider] Among the hadith reports with apparently problematic meanings is one related as; “الوائدة والموءودة في النار” Usually it is understood as: “The woman who...