Muslim Responses To Anti-Islam Polemics
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Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and the Slander towards Muhammad
It is well-known that the polemics of the Christian missionaries and Orientalists where the character of the Prophet(P) ranges from the totally ludicrous to an outright lie and blasphemy. One such polemic is with regard to the allegation that the Prophet(P) suffered from a type of epilepsy known as temporal lobe epilepsy. This charge on…
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The Psychological Impact of The Fatrah Experience
In their hasty attempt to obfuscate and attack anything that invalidates their claims regarding the Prophet’s (P) experiences during the period known as the Fatrah, the Christian missionary Sam Shamoun had released a verbal barrage of rhetorical nonsense in his (ridiculously-)titled “A Christian Perspective[!] of the Fatrah of Muhammad”. Needless to mention, it is neither…
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The Fatrah: Intermission of the Prophet Muhammad
In between the period of time when the Prophet Muhammad(P) received his first Revelation during the Night of Power (laylat al-qadr) and when he finally received the second Revelation, the Prophet(P) showed signs of being distressed and disturbed by this period of silence from the Heavens. This period of time is known as the Fatrah,…
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Qadi Iyad on the Story of Zayd and Zaynab
Translated by Aisha Bewley from Muhammad, Messenger of Allah, Ash-Shifa of Qadi ‘Iyad, Madinah Press, Granada (1991), pp. 352-354 If you asked what Allah means in the story of Zayd ibn Haritha by His words, “When you said to the one whom Allah had blessed and you have blessed, ‘Keep your wife’ and you were…
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The Narratives Concerning The Marriage of Zaynab To The Prophet (P)
All praise be to God Almighty and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger. Amma ba’du, It was by Allah’s Will that Zayd ibn Haritha divorced his wife when it was no longer possible for them to live together. At the same time, it is also a part of human nature to find difficulty to…
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Umm ul-Mukminin Safiyyah: The Jewish Wife of Muhammad
Safiyyah was the daughter of Huyayy ibn Akhtab, the undisputed leader of the Banu al-Nadir as well as a Jewish rabbi. Hence, she was of noble regal and rabbinical heritage. She became a captive of the Muslims when they seized al-Qamus, the fortress of Khaybar. When a Companion of the Prophet(P) heard of Safiyyah’s captivity,…