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gharaniq (the 'exalted ones' of the alleged verses)

Cited in 3 segments across 3 recordings · 2019 to 2023 · term/term:gharaniq

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19 Apr 2023video LatestDid Imam Malik reject the hadith he did not act on? No: Mufti Abu Layth says Imam Malik respected such hadith by recording them in the Muwatta while noting that Madinah did not act on them, a model of hadith relativism he recommends following. Lessonposition checkedImam Malikal-Muwattaal-BukhariQadi Iyad [?] machine6 min 48 s0:01on YouTube
19 Aug 2022video LatestWhat are the satanic verses in Islamic history? Mufti Abu Layth explains that the Prophet's recitation of Surah al-Najm and the prostration of everyone present are documented, but that the added story of him praising the three goddesses is false. Lessonposition checkedQuran 53:1-4 (by the star; your companion has not strayed, nor does he speak from desire)Quran 53:19-20 (al-Lat, al-Uzza and Manat)report: the prophet recited surat al-najm and prostrated and everyone present prostrated muslims and mushrikin (unresolved; Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, number not stated)report: tilka al-gharaniq al-ula wa inna shafaatahunna laturtaja (the alleged satanic verses [?]; called false by the host) machine8 min 45 s1:00:37on YouTube
28 Sep 2019Ponderings on the Holy Quran Why the Quran could not be corrupted like hadith, and the fashion for chains Corrupting the Quran was next to impossible because it was recited en masse everywhere; hadith, written down a century later, were easy to fabricate, and chains for the Quran came later as a fashion. Lessonposition checkedthe 'Satanic Verses' (gharaniq) incidentUmar ibn Abd al-Azizisnad (chain of transmission)ijazah (authorisation to teach, with a chain) machine10 min 59 s12:47on YouTube