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From: lateef@eemips.tamu.edu (Afroz Lateef)
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Subject: Re: the nature of the Prophet
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Date: 28 Apr 91 23:24:47 GMT
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In article <1991Apr26.215310.5015@wpi.WPI.EDU> zeeshan@occs.cs.oberlin.edu (Zeeshan Hasan) writes:
>
>	With this in mind, I would like to start a discussion about 
>about the ways in which the Prophet is viewed.  I ask this as it is 
>an extremely important issue, with many consequences for the ways in
>which we view the Hadith and Quran.
        
	Gladly, as long as the discussion goes in
	an islamic way.


>	I hope that no one will be offended by this.  My point is not
  	
	I sure hope not. I won't be offended as long as it is
	informative.


>	To begin, I would like to point out the following Hadith, from
>the Sahih Bukhari:
>		
>	"I am only a man.  He who takes something from me must
>	 beware, for he may have taken a portion of the Fire."
>
>	This Hadith would appear to indicate that the Prophet was 
>capable of making mistakes in the matter of religious guidance.  If 
>that is the case, the Hadith themselves must be abandoned as a source
>of Islamic law, as their authority stems from the infallibility of the
>Prophet.  In that case, the vast majority of what is now known as 
>"Islamic Law", which has its foundations in the Hadith, must be revised.
>The Quran would be the only reliable source.

         Maybe this can imply (maybe), to some facts like
	the no; of wives a muslim can have.
	i.e 4 wives whereas i heard that the prophet (saw)
	had nine.     ? is it not so?

Afroz Lateef