Misgivings regarding abrogation clarified

Abrogation is something that bothers many people and the idea that there are redundant verses in the Qur’an troubles some Muslims as well. However, there is more to this than this simple assumption. Abrogation may be of a number of types and these are logical and understandable as well. Of the different types, two are…

Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) was never suicidal

An allegation against Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) is floating out there that he wanted to commit suicide. This has been addressed by the Muslims [*][*] but the claim has not stopped and in order to pursue it further, some verses from the Qur’an are misapplied as well. فَلَعَلَّكَ بَـخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ عَلَى ءَاثَـرِهِمْ إِن لَّمْ يُؤْمِنُواْ بِهَـذَا…

Lampoon the poets

Some Hadiths of the Prophet (ﷺ) are criticised and claimed to be giving a free pass to insult others. Hadiths are as follows: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِحَسَّانَ ‏ “‏ اهْجُهُمْ ـ أَوْ هَاجِهِمْ ـ وَجِبْرِيلُ مَعَكَ ‏” The Prophet (ﷺ) said to Hassan, “Lampoon them (i.e. the pagans) and Gabriel is with you.”…