Tag: adoption in islam
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Qadi Iyad : 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 Editor’s Note In addressing the polemics of Christian missionaries and Orientalists regarding the marriage of Zaynab (R), Qadi Iyad’s thorough analysis of the Islamic tradition provides a powerful counter-narrative. He meticulously dissects the context and the scriptural bases…