The historical basis for hadith
The corpus of hadith literature cannot be depended on. The compilers of hadith (the muhaddithun), “no matter how dedicated, were simply too distant from the time of the Prophet, and […]
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Muhammad’s Jewish wife Saffiyah
Muhammad chose the most beautiful girl from the tribe of Huyayy to be his wife. He had her father and brother executed, and her husband Kinana tortured by fire to […]