Sab‘a Ahruf Hadith: Sab‘a Indeed Means Seven0

• Qur'an Preservation & Compilation
• August 9, 2021

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