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...
Two Issues around Prophet Muhammad’s Marriage with Safiyya
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Waqar Akbar Cheema 1. Introduction Prophet Muhammad’s (ﷺ) marriage with Safiyya bint Huyay from the Jewish tribe of Nadir has been of regular interest to modern Western critics, missionaries and...
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...
Truth about Jauniyya, the woman who sought refuge from the Prophet (ﷺ)
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Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract This article is about an academic inquiry into arguments around a Jauniyya woman’s mysterious and bizarre behaviour in the presence of the Prophet (ﷺ) in their first...
Aspects of Wisdom in Prophet Muhammad’s Multiple Marriages
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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...