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Core Polemics · Lesson 8 · 18 min

Muhammad's biography: the troubling events

Engage specific events in the sīra and ḥadīth — Banu Qurayza, Aisha's age, the Zaynab incident — with sources, charity, and care.

Reading path

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    Muhammad's biography: the troubling events

    Four events with primary citations: Banu Qurayza, ʿĀʾisha's age, Zaynab bint Jaḥsh, the killing of Kaʿb ibn al-Ashraf.

  2. Read

    Who was Muhammad?

    Background on the prophetic biography before walking the specific events.

  3. Read

    Comparative ethics: Jesus and Muhammad

    Companion piece — the ethical comparison this material connects to.

  4. Topic hub

    Muhammad

    Topic hub for further reading.

Practice

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Practice scenario

Specific events in the sīra — with a confident dawah speaker

Practice citing the canonical Muslim primary sources calmly and accurately.

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