I'm reading the Ibn Hisham seerah which is based on Ibn Ishaq. Right from the get go, I'm struck by some narrations that seem a little too fantastical to be true, or seem like myths peppered in later. Like the story of Rabi'a, a king of Yemen having a dream and having 2 "priests" (kahen) separately perfectly guess his dream (without him telling it) and give an almost perfect prediction of the future much before the birth of the prophet (sawa).

This already feels like it's going to be a lot of truth mixed in with a lot of fiction. So my question is threefold I guess.

1. How reliable is the seerah by Ibn Ishaq?
2. Is there any extra source or reference book I can keep in mind to check the authenticity of some of these stories to sort out likely facts from likely fictions?
3. Any insight or anything else to keep in mind while reading some of these stories?

Hadith: Prophet Muhammad kissed the penis of small boys while child-bride washed semen stains

Hadith Lesson of the Month:

“And there shall wait on them [the Muslim men] young boys of their own, as fair as virgin pearls.”

Hadith Number 16245, Volume Title: “The Sayings of the Syrians,” Chapter Title: “Hadith of Mu’awiya Ibn Abu Sufyan”:

“I saw the prophet – pbuh – sucking on the tongue or the lips of Al-Hassan son of Ali, may the
prayers of Allah be upon him. For no tongue or lips that the prophet sucked on will be tormented (by hell fire)

He (the Prophet) lift up his (al Hassan’s) shirt and kissed his (little) penis..”
روى أنه صلى الله عليه و سلم قبل زبيبة الحسن أو الحسين
He (the prophet) kissed the (little) penis of al Hassan or al Husein
رأيت النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم فرج ما بين فخذي الحسين و قبل زبيبته
He (the prophet) put Husein’s legs apart and kissed his (little) penis

Another Hadith. Majma al-Zawa’id, Ali ibn Abu Bakr al-Haythami, 299/9 مجمع الزوائد لعلي بن أبى بكر الهيثمي

رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم فرج ما بين فخذي الحسين و قبل زبيبته
رواه الطبراني و إسناده حسن
translated into English: “I saw the Messenger of Allah pbuh putting Husein’s legs apart and kissing his (little) penis.”

Related by Al-Tabarani and it’s authentication is fully validated by Islamic scholars.

Hussein and Hassan is not the same name, so clearly this is of two accounts and he kissed more than one penis.

Muhammad would also invite young boys to see him wash his private parts:

Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Whenever Allah’s Apostle went to answer the call of nature, I along with another boy used to accompany him with a tumbler full of water. (Hisham commented, “So that he might wash his private parts with it.”) (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 4, Number 152; see also Numbers 153-154)

Other sick practices of Muhammad include having his young child bride wipe semen off his clothes:

Narrated ‘Aisha:
I used to wash the traces of Janaba (semen) from the clothes of the Prophet and he used to go for prayers while traces of water were still on it (water spots were still visible). (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 4, Number 229)

Narrated Sulaiman bin Yasar:
I asked ‘Aisha about the clothes soiled with semen. She replied, “I used to wash it off the clothes of Allah’s Apo

1.What do the hadith say? Was she really nine according to them? 2.Can someone expand on the debunking of that hadith? 3. What does the Quran say on the minimum age of marriage? Is it puberty or adulthood, according to the original text? 4.if she was actually 9, I feel like that would never be justified, even if that was the custom them, because didn't Allah destine them together? As in didn't the Prophet have a dream or something about how Aisha was to be his wife? Now, I believe God transcends time and place, and pedophilia is obviously bad as we know now, so destining a nine yr old with the Prophet, regardless of the setting, is very creepy and weird if you ask me. Thoughts? If you can please answer the questions with their numbers so as to not leave any out, thank you :)

I've been being a Questioning Muslim for a long time. I have found a lot of reasons not to believe in Islam, and also found a lot of reasons to believe. What actually should I do. I'm confused. I came here to see people if they have any strong reasons in their post. But after coming here, I became more confused. They have reasons indeed but most of them are so stupid that even I disagree with them and end up defending Islam(At last tried to defend) Most of them literally hate Islam which is actually akin to racism. I read on a post that after leaving Islam, she /he finally can drink alcohol , lose virginity, leaving their family, etc etc. Even if we keep religion aside, we all know alcohol or others aren't good for health .So her/his points sounds like points from Spoiled Kid.

Yet, a lot of people here talked about something serious(which is what I wanna know more)

So please tell me some strong points and evidence. I just wanna know the truth

First and foremost, we need to establish the actual age of Homo Sapiens.

>The scientists later excavated more human fossils from the site, including a partial skull and a lower jaw, as well as stone tools found alongside the bones. A technique called thermoluminescence dating aged the tools at around 350,000-280,000 years old. > >Meanwhile, fresh examination of a previously discovered fossil tooth shifted its estimated age from around 160,000 to around 318,000-254,000 years old, putting it in the same timeframe as the tools.

Source

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>Remains from Morocco dated to 315,000 years ago push back our species' origins by 100,000 years — and suggest we didn't evolve only in East Africa.

Source

Now, what is the age of mankind in Islam or rather when was Adam sent down to earth?

In islamic theology, the early humans were very different from today. For an example Noah and Adam are said to have lived around 1,000 years. It is also said that Adam was around 40 metres tall.

>And We certainly sent Noah to his people, and he remained among them a thousand years minus fifty years > >Quran 29:14

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>Narrated Abu Huraira: >The Prophet said, "Allah created Adam, making him 60 cubits tall. ... People have been decreasing in stature since Adam's creation. (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 55, Number 543)

The time between Adam and Noah:

>The period between Adam and Nooh (peace be upon them both): it was narrated from Abu Umaamah that a man said: “O Messenger of Allaah, was Adam a Prophet?” He said, “Yes, and Allaah spoke to him.” The man asked, “How much (time) was there between him and Nooh?” He said, “Ten centuries.” Narrated by Ibn Hibbaan in his Saheeh, 14/69; and by al-Haakim, 2/262. He said it is saheeh according to the conditions of Muslim, and al-Dhahabi agreed with him. Ibn Katheer said in al-Bidaayah wa’l-Nihaayah (1/94): this is (saheeh) according to the conditions of Muslim, even though he did not narrate it.

Source

Here is the narration in Ibn Kathirs Tafsir:

>Warning the disbelievers of the Quraysh for rejecting His Messenger Muhammad, Allah says that He destroyed other nations who rejected the Messengers after Nuh.

Narrated Abu 'Amir or Abu Malik Al-Ash'ari:

that he heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "From among my followers there will be some people who will consider illegal sexual intercourse, the wearing of silk, the drinking of alcoholic drinks and the use of musical instruments, as lawful. And there will be some people who will stay near the side of a mountain and in the evening their shepherd will come to them with their sheep and ask them for something, but they will say to him, 'Return to us tomorrow.' Allah will destroy them during the night and will let the mountain fall on them, and He will transform the rest of them into monkeys and pigs and they will remain so till the Day of Resurrection."

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5590

I'm interested to know

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Quranic Verses where Allah cursed and abused the Non-Muslims

>(Quran 68:10-13) Heed not the type of despicable men,- ready with oaths, A slanderer, going about with calumnies, (Habitually) hindering (all) good, transgressing beyond bounds, deep in sin, Violent (and cruel),- with all that, base-born (bastard),-

Quran used all these bad words for Walid bin al-Mughirah. He didn’t accept that Muhammad was any prophet, but he said that Muhammad had lost his senses. Upon that Quran called him all these names including “bastard”.

And then writer of Quran (i.e. Muhammad) abused Abu Lahab in these words:

>(Quran Surah al-Lahab) May the hands of Abu Lahab perish! May he too perish! … He will suffer in a blazing fire, and so too will his wife. Around her neck will be a rope of palm fibre.

And then Muhammad changed the name of “Amr Ibn Hisham” in order to abuse him and started calling him “Abu Jahl (i.e. Father of Ignorance)”. This Amr Ibn Hisham was a very wise person, and Quraysh used to call him “Abu Hakam (i.e. Father of Wisdom)”. But he opposed Muhammad, thus Muhammad started abusing him by calling him “Abu Jahl”.

And then Allah:

• Calls Non-Muslims to be Kafirs in Quran
• CURSES them everywhere in Quran
• Abuses them by calling them “animals” (and at some places call them “worst than animals”)
• Abuses them by calling them “donkeys” and “dogs”
• Abuses them by calling them “worst of creatures”
• Calls them deaf and blind
• Calls them Fasiq (evil transgressors)
• Calls them Filthy and Unclean
• Calls them Fools for questioning illogical decision of Allah

Here are these Quranic Verses.

>(Quran 2:89) فَلَعْنَةُ اللَّـهِ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ
Allah's curse is on the unbelievers.
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>(Quran 2:161) نَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَمَاتُوا وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ أُولَـٰئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ لَعْنَةُ اللَّـهِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ
Those who reject Faith, and die rejecting,- on them is Allah's curse, and the curse of angels, and of all mankind;
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>(Quran 7:179) لَقَدْ ذَرَأْنَا لِجَهَنَّمَ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنسِ لَهُمْ قُلُوبٌ لَّا يَفْقَهُونَ بِهَا وَلَه

It's interesting how Imam al-Sadiq (AS) puts it. Usually when you argue with an atheist, they will claim the burden of proof is on you, not them. But the Imam (AS) sees it the other way round.

This is an excerpt of a dialogue between Imam al-Sadiq (AS) and an atheist, as narrated by Hisham ibn al-Hakam.

After a series of questions Abu Abdullah (AS) says: "You have not went beyond the east and the west, you have not went beneath the Earth, and you have not ascended to the sky, yet you deny what is in them, does the rational deny that which he doesn't know?

Atheist: No one has told me that

Abu Abdullah (AS): So you are in doubt, there may be (a creator), or there may not be?

Atheist: Perhaps there isn't

Abu Abdullah (AS): O' man, those who do not know have no proof over those who know, ignorance is not proof against the known. O' brother of the people of Egypt, understand that we have no doubt in Allah, do you not see the sun and the moon, the day and the night, they come and go without falter, they were forced to, for they have no other course, and if they were not forced to why wouldn't the day and night reverse? By Allah they were forced to persist and He who forced them is wiser and greater.... [until the end]"

Al-Kafi, vol1, p73 , slightly different wording in Mizan al-Hikma

How does marrying multiple women benefit the husband like if one woman wasn't enough. I read a hadith about Mohammad having sex with 9 wives in one night and it almost made me cry. That would be heart-breaking to be in a situation like that. I've been reading the hadiths to understand why having multiple wives is okay or what the benefit is other than sexual gratification but nothing is making sense. Can someone explain to me the benefit of having multiple wives?

Having multiple wives is a big issue here in the middle east as it is highly encouraged by men and wildly spread

One of the nice stories in the Islamic heritage is the story of the Prophet Muhammad’s disapproval that Ali bin Abi Talib having multiple wives along with daughter Fatima al-Zahra..

Fatima was the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad from his wife Khadija, and although she was the youngest of his daughters (after Zainab, Ruqayyah and Umm Kulthum), she was the most beloved of his daughters to him and the closest to his heart.

Ali bin Abi Talib married Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad in the year 2 AH, shortly after the Battle of Badr

Ali bin Abi Talib decided to marry the daughter of Amr bin Hisham (Abu Jahl), so Fatima got angry and went to her father, the Prophet Muhammad, and she resorted to him and said to him , “Ali wants to marry the daughter of Abu Jahl and the people of Quraish said that you are not angry for your daughters.”   So he reassured her and said, "if Banu Hisham bin Al-Mughirah asked me for permission to marry their daughter to Ali bin Abi Talib.. I do not permit them, then I do not allow them, then I do not allow them unless Ibn Abi Talib loves to divorce my daughter and marry their daughter.  It hurts me what hurt her."

Even the Prophet Muhammad said: “Fatima is from me, and I am afraid that she will be tempted in her religion, and that I neither forbid what is permissible nor allow what is forbidden, but by God, the daughter of the Messenger of God and the daughter of the enemy of God will never meet.” Ali bin Abi Talib dismissed the entire issue.

After Fatima died, the number of Ali's wives reached 9.. Among them, by the way, was "Umama bint Abi Al-Aas bin Rabei" ghe daughter of Zainab, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad... I mean, Ali would marry the daughter of his wife's sister, who was her maternal aunt's husband before her husband remained.

And the witness of the matter..

Ali bin Abi Talib when he would marry the daughter of Amr bin Hisham, whom the Prophet nicknamed “Abu Jahl.”  Fatima cannot meet with the daughter of God's enemy in one house..even though she was a normal Muslim and her brother Ikrima was also a Muslim after the conquest of Mecca. Plus, the Prophet himself did not marry Safiya, the daughter of the leader of Banu An-Nadir, Huyay bin Akhtab, one of the Prophet’s fiercest enemies!

The idea was not that she was the daughter of one polytheist, and there was no need, because the g

"When Abu Talib was about to die, the Prophet came to him and found with him Abu Jahl ('Amr b. Hisham) and 'Abdullah b. Abi Umayya ibn al-Mughirah.

The Prophet said: My uncle, you just make a profession that there is no god but Allah, and I will bear testimony before Allah (of your being a believer).

Abu Jahl and 'Abdullah b. Abi Umayya addressing him said: Abu Talib, would you abandon the religion of 'Abdul-Muttalib?

The Prophet constantly requested him (to accept his offer), and(on the other hand) was repeated the same statement (of Abu Jahl and 'Abdullah b. Abi Umayya) till Abu Talib gave his final decision and he stuck to the religion of 'Abdul-Muttalib and refused to profess that there is no god but Allah."

So for some time I've been researching, writing and compiling a text to answer every question that an Islamophobe can bring up against Islam. Also I had to cut this short because of Reddit's limit of words and also divide it into parts. In the Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Entirely Merciful. Praise and Glory be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. (Note: I don't support hating on any religion/person or country, I'm just defending my religion from baseless claims that misguide many people to think bad about Islam. If I make a mistake then blame me, not my religion. Also if I make a mistake in writing then forgive me as English is not my first language.) What's the first thing that comes to mind, when you hear the word Islam? If you're a Muslim you consider it the true religion of God which Muslims call "Allah" which means "The God" or "The Only God". If you're someone who hates Islam, you may call it a religion of terrorism and other stuff like that and if you're someone who doesn't know, i'll tell you about it? There are all these claims but which one is true? Let's find out. What is Islam? Islam is not a new religion, but the same truth that God revealed through all His Prophets to every people. For a fifth of the world's population, Islam is both a religion and a complete way of life. Muslims follow a religion of peace, mercy, and forgiveness, and the majority have nothing to do with the extremely grave events which have come to be associated with their faith. What does the word Islam means? the word Islam in Arabic means "submission", no it doesn't mean peace for those of you who mock Islam by saying the religion of peace while associating it with terrorists. Peace comes from the Arabic word "Salam", that's why Muslims say "Assalam u Alaikum" meaning "Peace be upon you" or the Hebrew version "Shalom Alekum" also meaning "Peace be upon you". The word Muslim means "someone or something that submits to The Will of God". In this sense we could say that the whole universe is Muslim because it submits to the Will of God. Yes, Islam is a Religion of Peace but it allows war under certain rules and circumstances. That clears the fact that Islam is not a pacifist religion, it allows war like all other religions. There are many arguments that Islamophobes bring up against Islam and try to defame Islam, but all these claims have a clear and logical answer. I'll answer all these claims here (Note: I am explaining this in a peaceful way, not a harsh way,

With the name of Allah the Merciful, the Compassionate.

Terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, in terms of its scale, inhumanity and cruelty, is now one of the most acute and pressing problems of global significance.

For some, terror is a way of solving political and purely personal problems, but for others, it is a great calamity, massive human sacrifices, the destruction of human values, the product of hatred and mistrust. The truth is - terror is not limited to a religion or a nation, and only a fool or an enemy of the society would argue otherwise. Considering the history of this phenomenon, and these are the events of the late 18th and early 19th centuries in France with their revolutionary democratic streak, or the late 19th century in Ireland, Macedonia, Serbia with a radical nationalist mood, the emergence of such parties as “Narodnaya Volya ”,“ Socialist-Revolutionaries ”,“ Red Brigades ”,“ Japanese Red Army ”and many other left-wing extremist organizations that used terror as a means of ideological and political struggle, all this once again confirms that TERROR as a phenomenon is not defined by religious affiliation or nation. It is a common, one of the most destructive elements of crime for all people. And the Muslim community is no exception, it must also be aware of the scale and cruelty of this phenomenon, and the continuous struggle against it.

The very concept of TERRORISM, from the Islamic point of view, did not exist, but there were other concepts that contained a similar meaning of the word:

"Gulyu" - excess, extreme;

"Kharijit" is a person who accuses of apostasy, does not follow the rules established by the Sharia, and considers the life and property of everyone who disagrees with him permissible.

"Muharib" - a trader with robbery, murder, and stealing

'igtiyal' - an unexpected, treachery assasination.

All these concepts contain the meaning of the word terrorism, therefore, Islamic scholars define this word: "Hostility used by a group of people in relation to another person or society as a whole, expressed in intimidation, harm or unlawful murder." This includes the explosions of residential buildings, the subway, hostage-taking, robbery on the roads, confiscation of property and other types of depravity committed on the ground. ” - Bukhus al-Islyamiyah "(Zahiratul-irhab)," Khakyk'a maukif al-Islyam min at-tatarruf wal-irhab ").

Unfortunately, in reality, of those who ascribe themselves to Islam, ther

https://youtu.be/Jr5dMumcKaU The nasheed is in this episode of the omar tv series. It starts around minute 37:37. If anyone can identify this you are a legend.

It's obvious that Muhammad was a fraud who claimed to be a prophet for personal gains, which is indicated by Allah's unusual concern for Muhammad's romantic and sexual desires - as well as Muhammad's personal preferences in regard to his friends' conduct in his home. It's obvious that Allah is nothing more than Muhammad's puppet whom he used to get what he wanted.

>Surah 33:50. O Prophet! We have made lawful for you your wives to whom you have paid their dowries as well as those in your possession (SEX SLAVES), whom Allah has granted you. And the daughters of your paternal uncles and aunts, and the daughters of your maternal uncles and aunts (INCEST), who have emigrated like you. ALSO A BELIEVING WOMAN WHO OFFERS HERSELF TO THE PROPHET IF HE IS INTERESTED IN MARRYING HER, EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOU (MUHAMMAD), NOT FOR THE REST OF THE BELIEVERS. We know well what We have ordained for the believers in relation to their wives and those in their possession (SEX SLAVES). As such, there would be no blame on you. And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

>Surah 33:53. O believers! Do not enter the homes of the Prophet without permission for a meal, do not linger until the meal is ready. But if you are invited, then enter. Once you have eaten, then go on your way, and do not stay for casual talk. Such behaviour is truly annoying to the Prophet, yet he is too shy to ask you to leave. But Allah is never shy of the truth. And when you ask his wives for something, ask them from behind a barrier. This is purer for your hearts and theirs. And it is not right for you to annoy the Messenger of Allah, nor ever marry his wives after him. This would certainly be a major offence in the sight of Allah.

There are also other examples of Allah's emphasis on carnal pleasure in the afterlife - and it's only presented for the benefit of men, not women. Women are presented as objects, rather than equals.

>Surah 55:56. In both will be maidens of modest gaze, who no human or jinn has ever touched before.

>Surah 56:35-38. Indeed, We will have perfectly created their mates, MAKING THEM VIRGINS, loving and of equal age, for the people of the right.

>Surah 78:31. Indeed, the righteous will have salvation— Gardens, vineyards, and BIG-BREASTED MAIDENS of equal age.

>_Sunan Ibn Majah, Book 39. Abu Umama narrated: "The Messenger of God said, 'Everyone that God admits into paradise will be married to 72 wives; two of them are houris

A huge mosaic composed of 835 square meters (9000 square foot) was unveiled near Jericho. It belongs to Hisham's Palace, There is little historical text about the place but it had a palace, a bath complex and a large part/agricultural estate.

Experts believe that the Palace is from the middle of the 8th century during the reign of the caliph Hishām ibn ʿAbd al-Malik. They also subsequently argue that the palace was a residence of al-Walid b. al-Yazid, a nephew of Hisham who was famous for his extravagant lifestyle.

Palestinians Officials hope that the restoration will boost tourism.

Following is some pictures of the place

Location

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Images include a lion attacking a deer to symbolise war and two gazelles which symbolise peace

Source: Article from the BBC, 29/Oct/2021

The following pictures are from Wikipedia

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Lecture Link: #1: 10 Reasons Why the Seerah is Worth Studying

#Terms & Phrases The Arabic term seerah literally translates to "biography," however, in most cases when used colloquially, it specifically refers to the biography of RasoolAllah (ﷺ).

Sunnah means a way of doing something.

Aqeedah - belief/core creed

Ibadah - worship

Akhlaq - manners

#Why Should We Study the Seerah?

1. RasoolAllah (ﷺ) is the role model for every human being—the great example.

2. The seerah is the explanation of the Qur'an.

   • The Prophet (ﷺ) was a Messenger from Allah (سبحانه و تعالى‎), and he delivered the message to me. It’s personal.
   • Allah (سبحانه و تعالى‎) sent a Messenger to deliver the message and then explain and clarify that message.

3. The seerah is the sunnah of the Prophet (ﷺ)

   • It is a must for every muslim to follow the sunnah, which is the best guidance. The only truth among the different sects.

4. The seerah makes you love the Prophet (ﷺ).

   • Loving the Prophet (ﷺ) is a requirement of imaan.
   • On the Day of the Judgement, Allah (سبحانه و تعالى‎) will resurrect you with the one whom you love.

5. It is one of the best ways to increase emaan.

   • It is as if you are living with him.

6. Gives you a holistic understanding of the religion.

7. Teaches you how to balance life.

   • Balance between deen and dunya, responsibilities of your profession, family, money, and being a good muslim, etc.
   • All the prophets were sent as human beings, so that we can see in them a model for our own selves. They are not angels that we could never be like, for example.
   • They got the severest tests. When we are tested, we can look back to the prophets’ stories.^1
   • The prophet (ﷺ) used to help his family at home, but when he heard the adhan, it was as if he didn’t know them.^2 Allah is the first priority.

8. You will learn the correct way of giving dawah.

   • The seerah covers how to give dawah in a hostile environment (Makkah), a neutral/welcoming environment (Madinah prior to becoming a Muslim country) and a Muslim country (Madinah).

9. One of the signs of his (ﷺ) prophethood.

10. The door to happiness.

    • Despite being poor, the Prophet (ﷺ) lived the happiest of lives and was the most generous of people; it's because he had Allah with him.

Bonus Beatdown: It's a shame on us, as Muslims, that we don't know our

I have been floating the idea for a while that book of Enoch may have heavy influence on the Quranic text and I have been finding “evidence” in the text about potential reference to fallen angels narratives etc.

I was unaware that an Islamic scholar already came to a similar conclusion a long time ago.

Hisham ibn al-Kalbi apparently wrote about Harut and Marut and related them to fallen angels from the third book of Enoch does anyone have sources about this or has anyone else come across this ? I’d love to read more.

In this post I will show strong evidence and logic which prove the numbers of Qurayza are far lower than what Islamophobes bang on about.

We all know what Banu Qurayza did, so I will not bore anyone with previous facts. This will only focus on the numbers of the men executed. This wont be an apology post.

From Ibn Ishaq (The Jew) , Sirat Rasulillah. (Page 464)

"Then they surrendered, and the apostle confined them in Medina in the quarter of d. al-Harith, a woman of B. al-Najjar. Then the apostle went out to the Market of Medina (which is still its market today) and dug trenches in it.)

"There were 600 or 700 in all, though some put the figure as high as 800 or 900."

Sirat Rasulillah

This man's work for some reason has been quoted by great scholars.

From Ibn Isham, Sirah Ibn Hisham. (Page 467)

"They were made to descend and detained by the Messenger of Allah [peace be upon him] in the house of Bint Al Harith, a woman belonging to Banu An-Najjar."

"Then, they were brought in groups and their heads were chopped off in those ditches, including Huyayy Ibn Akhtab, the enemy of Allah, Ka'b Ibn Asad, their chief; and they were between six and seven hundred, or eight and nine hundred according to another narration."

Sirah Ibn Hisham

It is crystal clear that any Islamic scholar or orientalist who puts the figure as high as 600 to 900, clearly quotes Ibn Ishaq as he is the 1st to put this number. Islamophobes love him.

From the above data, multiple points come up that go against this story of the Great Life of Nabi ﷺ

• How do you fit 600-900 people in one house of a woman?
• How do march that many people into detention in a fairly small city?
• How can 2 men chop off 600-900 heads in one day?
• Where did you put the captives?
• Why doesnt Bukhari or Muslim report it?
• Quran Al Karim does not give any indication of large amount killed?

Criticism of Ibn Ishaq

Multiple Islamic scholars, even some orientalists have criticized Ibn Ishaq regarding his seerah of Nabi ﷺ. Look at his book, there are many false stories.

From the great Indian scholar, Shibli Nomani (رحمه الله)

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Ibn Ishaq

Do your worst!

considering that prophet muhammad himself molested little boys

“And there shall wait on them [the Muslim men] young boys of their own, as fair as virgin pearls.”

Hadith Number 16245, Volume Title: “The Sayings of the Syrians,” Chapter Title: “Hadith of Mu’awiya Ibn Abu Sufyan”:

“I saw the prophet – pbuh – sucking on the tongue or the lips of Al-Hassan son of Ali, may the
prayers of Allah be upon him. For no tongue or lips that the prophet sucked on will be tormented (by hell fire)

He (the Prophet) lift up his (al Hassan’s) shirt and kissed his (little) penis..”
روى أنه صلى الله عليه و سلم قبل زبيبة الحسن أو الحسين
He (the prophet) kissed the (little) penis of al Hassan or al Husein
رأيت النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم فرج ما بين فخذي الحسين و قبل زبيبته
He (the prophet) put Husein’s legs apart and kissed his (little) penis

Another Hadith. Majma al-Zawa’id, Ali ibn Abu Bakr al-Haythami, 299/9 مجمع الزوائد لعلي بن أبى بكر الهيثمي

رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم فرج ما بين فخذي الحسين و قبل زبيبته
رواه الطبراني و إسناده حسن
translated into English: “I saw the Messenger of Allah pbuh putting Husein’s legs apart and kissing his (little) penis.”

Related by Al-Tabarani and it’s authentication is fully validated by Islamic scholars.

Hussein and Hassan is not the same name, so clearly this is of two accounts and he kissed more than one penis.

Muhammad would also invite young boys to see him wash his private parts:

Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Whenever Allah’s Apostle went to answer the call of nature, I along with another boy used to accompany him with a tumbler full of water. (Hisham commented, “So that he might wash his private parts with it.”) (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 4, Number 152; see also Numbers 153-154)

With the name of Allah the Merciful, the Compassionate.

Terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, in terms of its scale, inhumanity and cruelty, is now one of the most acute and pressing problems of global significance.

For some, terror is a way of solving political and purely personal problems, but for others, it is a great calamity, massive human sacrifices, the destruction of human values, the product of hatred and mistrust. The truth is - terror is not limited to a religion or a nation, and only a fool or an enemy of the society would argue otherwise. Considering the history of this phenomenon, and these are the events of the late 18th and early 19th centuries in France with their revolutionary democratic streak, or the late 19th century in Ireland, Macedonia, Serbia with a radical nationalist mood, the emergence of such parties as “Narodnaya Volya ”,“ Socialist-Revolutionaries ”,“ Red Brigades ”,“ Japanese Red Army ”and many other left-wing extremist organizations that used terror as a means of ideological and political struggle, all this once again confirms that TERROR as a phenomenon is not defined by religious affiliation or nation. It is a common, one of the most destructive elements of crime for all people. And the Muslim community is no exception, it must also be aware of the scale and cruelty of this phenomenon, and the continuous struggle against it.

The very concept of TERRORISM, from the Islamic point of view, did not exist, but there were other concepts that contained a similar meaning of the word:

"Gulyu" - excess, extreme;

"Kharijit" is a person who accuses of apostasy, does not follow the rules established by the Sharia, and considers the life and property of everyone who disagrees with him permissible.

"Muharib" - a trader with robbery, murder, and stealing

'igtiyal' - an unexpected, treachery assasination.

All these concepts contain the meaning of the word terrorism, therefore, Islamic scholars define this word: "Hostility used by a group of people in relation to another person or society as a whole, expressed in intimidation, harm or unlawful murder." This includes the explosions of residential buildings, the subway, hostage-taking, robbery on the roads, confiscation of property and other types of depravity committed on the ground. ” - Bukhus al-Islyamiyah "(Zahiratul-irhab)," Khakyk'a maukif al-Islyam min at-tatarruf wal-irhab ").

Unfortunately, in reality, of those who ascribe themselves to Islam, ther