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'Problematic' Hadith Explained: Navigating the Prophet’s Legacy With Confidence
Have you ever come across a hadith of the Prophet ﷺ that made you pause — even feel disturbed or confused? A narration that just didn’t sit right… about women, science, history, belief, or something else?
You’re not alone. In today’s online world, faith-shaking doubts often begin with a single hadith — quoted without context or assumed to represent a holistic picture of the legacy of our Prophet ﷺ.
In our Rabiʿ al-awwal course, Dr. Mariam Sheibani will tackle these questions head-on. We’ll look at how scholars dealt with “problematic hadiths” carefully, critically, and faithfully since the beginning of Islam. We’ll apply this framework to three detailed case studies to understand how problematic hadith should be interpreted when they appear to clash with science, our beliefs about God, and our moral sensibilities about gender. In the process, you’ll learn how to navigate the legacy of our Prophet ﷺ, paving a path to cultivating a deeper conviction and attachment to him.
About our instructor: Dr. Mariam Sheibani
I deliver accessible, relevant, and research-based educational programs that draw on two decades of training in the classical Islamic sciences and graduate training at the University of Chicago and Harvard Law School.
My courses bring together the best of academic and historical approaches to contemporary challenges, combined with a nuanced and scholarly understanding of Islamic tradition, and delivered through an engaging, application-oriented, and discussion-based approach.
