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The Hadith of the Cloak: A Critical Analysis

October 20, 2022 by Joshua Little

I was asked on Twitter to apply an isnad-cum-matn analysis to the famous “Hadith of the Cloak”, an exegetical hadith relating to Q. 33:33. There are actually several hadiths that seem to be referred to as such, including a tradition attributed to ʾUmm Salamah, and another attributed to ʿĀʾišah. In this article, I will be … [Read more…]

Posted in: Hadith, History, Textual Analysis Tagged: Aal al-Bayt, Ahl al-Bayt, Aisha, Aishah, Ali, Cloak, Fatima, Fatimah, Hadith, Hadith of the Cloak, Hasan, history, Husayn, Islam, Joshua Little, Prophet, Shia, Shii

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