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User:Saggy/Sandbox - Issues with Quran and Hadith: Difference between revisions
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So Umm Qirfa and her tribe deserved their fate.}} | So Umm Qirfa and her tribe deserved their fate.}} | ||
Some apologists make this claim by citing the books of Ibn Sa'd and Ibn Hisham. On the other hand, Ibn Ishaq says that the first event in the chronology was Zaid's raid on a place called Wadi-al-Qurra and then came a skirmish with Banu | Some apologists make this claim by citing the books of Ibn Sa'd and Ibn Hisham. On the other hand, Ibn Ishaq says that the first event in the chronology was Zaid's raid on a place called Wadi-al-Qurra and then came a skirmish with Banu Fazara. Mubarakpuri (a 20th century author) claims that Zaid was on a reconnaissance mission. Moreover, the Sahih sources do not even hint at any trading journey. So, seemingly, the historians have contradicted each other. | ||
Let's give some benefit of doubt to these narrations and focus only on the fate of the people involved. As the story goes, Zaid is hurt and some Muslims are killed by a pagan tribe. So he comes back with a vengeance, kills 30 horsemen, kills Umm Qirfa brutally, and gives away her beautiful daughter as a ransom. This is a typical case of small-scale battles, skirmishes and taking of POWs, all of which have happened since time immemorial—since the dawn of humanity. What special did Muhammad do about it? | Let's give some benefit of doubt to these narrations and focus only on the fate of the people involved. As the story goes, Zaid is hurt and some Muslims are killed by a pagan tribe. So he comes back with a vengeance, kills 30 horsemen, kills Umm Qirfa brutally, and gives away her beautiful daughter as a ransom. This is a typical case of small-scale battles, skirmishes and taking of POWs, all of which have happened since time immemorial—since the dawn of humanity. What special did Muhammad do about it? | ||