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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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Granted or Not Yet? Solving Anachronism in Abu Sufyan’s Marriage Proposal for the Prophet

2 Comments / Hadith reports explained, Hadith Research /

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 anachronism surrounding Abu Sufyan’s proposal of his daughter Umm Habiba. The study analyses the isnad, mentions past explanations, and highlights the shortcomings of each. A compelling explanation proposed by a

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Truth about Jauniyya, the woman who sought refuge from the Prophet (ﷺ)

4 Comments / The Prophet: Life and Actions /

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 meeting after marriage. The interaction was brief yet odd and it culminated in immediate divorce. The nature of interaction made individual reports about it,

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Prophet Muhammad’s Marriage with Nine-Year Old Aisha: A Review of Contentions

2 Comments / The Prophet: Life and Actions /

Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract  This article reviews contentions around Prophet Muhammad’s (ﷺ) marriage with ‘Aisha when she was nine years old. Highlighting pitfalls in the study of history and factors related to puberty in general the details of the marriage are explored. Moreover, reports showing the nature of relations between the Prophet and ‘Aisha are

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Maria, The Copt: Prophet Muhammad’s Wife Or Concubine?

Leave a Comment / The Prophet: Life and Actions /

Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract Maria, the Copt, sent to Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) by the Patriarch of Alexandria spent the rest of her life in Madina where she embraced Islam and lived with the Prophet () eventually bearing him a son. Though generally well-known in the Islamic tradition as a concubine of the Prophet (ﷺ) and

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Muhammad Asad on Aisha’s Marriage with the Prophet

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Muhammad Asad Following is the reproduction of Muhammad Asad’s (1900-1992), treatment of the subject. Though short in length it is very comprehensive and touches upon all the aspects to the issue. Shortly after Khadijah’s death, about two and a half years before the Hijrah, the Prophet married ‘A’ishah, who was at the time between six

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Answering Revisionists: Can a Muslim Woman Marry a Jew or a Christian?

2 Comments / Answering Heresies, Islamic Jurisprudence /

Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract Muslim community has from the beginning unanimously held that it is impermissible for Muslim women to marry Jewish and Christian men. In recent times certain revisionists have advocated the permissibility of such interfaith marriages. In this paper the arguments of such revisionists is critically analyzed and it is convincingly shown that

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Prohibiting ‘Ali from a Legal Marriage: Alleged Inconsistency of the Prophet

3 Comments / The Prophet: Life and Actions /

Download pdf here Waqar Akbar Cheema & Gabriel Al Romaani Abstract Some critics of Islam try to attack the consistency of the Prophet’s actions, in an effort to show that there are contradictions in the religion. They do this as an effort to delegitimize Islam, thus achieving their goal of spreading disbelief. Islam is far

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