A critical analysis of the Hadith about the factors that determine the physical form of the child

Authors

  • Fadilj Maljoki Fakultet islamskih nauka Univerziteta u Sarajevu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26340/muallim.v25i98.2092

Keywords:

hadith, resemblance of the child, the ovum, follicular fluid, Es-Sejjid Mahmud ʻAbdurrahim Mehran, transmission of the hadith by its sense, El-Bukhari, Muslim, fetus, scientific fact

Abstract

 UDK: 28-725-4/-5

This article aims to critically evaluate the authenticity of the hadith that relates to the factors that determine the resemblance of the child and its interpretations. It is comprised of three parts. The first part of the article presents the hadith regarding the topic along with some of its versions. The second part reflects the analysis of the text of the hadith as given by contemporary scholar Es-Sejjid Mahmud ʻAbdurrahim Mehran. In the third part of the article the author offers his critical evaluation of the above analyses and some other aspects of the hadith in question and their interpretations regarding the authenticity and its meaning.  The thorough analysis resulted in a conclusion that the hadith that speaks of the factors that determine the resemblance of the child refers to the sperm/ seminal liquid and the ovum/follicular fluid which is consistent with the scientific facts. The hadith that speaks of determining the resemblance of the child in the context of liquids involved we explain here in an alternative manner keeping in mind all of the versions of the text and all its contextual factors as well as keeping in mind the Messenger’s s.w.s. style of speech.

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Published

07-08-2024

How to Cite

Maljoki, F. (2024). A critical analysis of the Hadith about the factors that determine the physical form of the child. Novi Muallim, 25(98), 55–60. https://doi.org/10.26340/muallim.v25i98.2092

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 98 (2024): Novi Muallim br. 98.

Section

ISLAMSKE TEME

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