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[[File:Muhammad on deathbed.jpg|thumb|330px|right|An illustration of Muhammad on his deathbed. Taken from the book Jami' al-Tawarikh (also known as The Universal History or History of the World), by Rashid al-Din, published in Tabriz, Persia, 1307 A.D. Now at the Edinburgh University Library, Scotland. (''[[Images:The Koran and the life of the prophet Mohammed|more pictures of Muhammad]]'')]]
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[[File:Muhammad on deathbed.jpg|thumb|330px|right|An illustration of Muhammad on his deathbed. Taken from the book Jami' al-Tawarikh (also known as The Universal History or History of the World), by Rashid al-Din, published in Tabriz, Persia, 1307 A.D. Now at the Edinburgh University Library, Scotland.]]
This article discusses the [[Muhammad's Death|death]] of Prophet [[Muhammad]] in 632 AD and the circumstances surrounding it.
This article discusses the [[Muhammad's Death|death]] of Prophet [[Muhammad]] in 632 AD and the circumstances surrounding it.


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===Poisoned by a Jewess===
===Poisoned by a Jewess===


Muhammad was poisoned by a Jewish woman, following the conquest of Khaibar, where he took [[Safiyah]] as a wife, and ordered the torture and beheading of her husband [[Kinana]], the chief of the Jews at Khaibar.
According to the hadith, Muhammad was poisoned by a Jewish woman, following the [[w:Battle of Khaybar|conquest of Khaibar]], where he took [[Safiyah]] as a wife, and ordered the torture and beheading of her husband [[Kinana]], the chief of the Jews at Khaibar.


{{Quote| {{Bukhari|3|47|786}}|Narrated Anas bin Malik:  
{{Quote| {{Bukhari|3|47|786}}|Narrated Anas bin Malik:  
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===Died in the Arms of Aisha===
===Died in the Arms of Aisha===


Even from his death-bed, Muhammad was issuing orders and cursing [[Islam and the People of the Book|Christians and Jews]].
Even from his death-bed, Muhammad continued issuing military orders and cursing [[People of the Book|Christians and Jews]].


{{Quote| {{Bukhari|5|59|716}}|....Then he [Muhammad] ordered them to do three things. He said, "Turn the pagans out of the 'Arabian Peninsula; respect and give gifts to the foreign delegations as you have seen me dealing with them." (Said bin Jubair, the sub-narrator said that Ibn Abbas kept quiet as rewards the third order, or he said, "I forgot it.")}}
{{Quote| {{Bukhari|5|59|716}}|....Then he [Muhammad] ordered them to do three things. He said, "Turn the pagans out of the 'Arabian Peninsula; respect and give gifts to the foreign delegations as you have seen me dealing with them." (Said bin Jubair, the sub-narrator said that Ibn Abbas kept quiet as rewards the third order, or he said, "I forgot it.")}}
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[...]Aisha used to say: If I had known beforehand about my affair what I found out later, none would have washed him except his wives.}}  
[...]Aisha used to say: If I had known beforehand about my affair what I found out later, none would have washed him except his wives.}}  


[[w:Abu'l-Fida|Abu al-Fida]] (1273 – 1331 AD) was a Muslim geographer and historian. He relates that Muhammad suffered from a [[Priapism - Permanent Erection#Death Erection|death erection]]. From Edward Gibbon's "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire":
[[w:Abu'l-Fida|Abu al-Fida]] (1273 – 1331 AD) was a Muslim geographer and historian. He relates that Muhammad suffered from a death erection. From Edward Gibbon's "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire":


{{Quote|1=[{{Reference archive|1=http://web.archive.org/web/20070417133412/http://oll.libertyfund.org/Home3/HTML.php?recordID=0214.09|2=2011-10-31}} Edward Gibbon's "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" Vol. 9 - Footnote 175]|2=Sibi robur ad generationem, quantum triginta viri habent, inesse jactaret; ita ut unicâ horâ posset undecim feminis satisfacere, ut ex Arabum libris refert Stus Petrus Paschasius, c. 2 (Maracci, Prodromus Alcoran, p. iv. p. 55. See likewise Observations de Belon, l. iii. c. 10, fol. 179, recto). Al Jannabi (Gagmer, tom. iii. p. 487) records his own testimony that he surpassed all men in conjugal vigour; and Abulfeda mentions the exclamation of Ali, who washed his body after his death, “O propheta, certe penis tuus cælum versus erectus est” (in Vit. Mohammed. p. 140).}}
{{Quote|1=[{{Reference archive|1=http://web.archive.org/web/20070417133412/http://oll.libertyfund.org/Home3/HTML.php?recordID=0214.09|2=2011-10-31}} Edward Gibbon's "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" Vol. 9 - Footnote 175]|2=Sibi robur ad generationem, quantum triginta viri habent, inesse jactaret; ita ut unicâ horâ posset undecim feminis satisfacere, ut ex Arabum libris refert Stus Petrus Paschasius, c. 2 (Maracci, Prodromus Alcoran, p. iv. p. 55. See likewise Observations de Belon, l. iii. c. 10, fol. 179, recto). Al Jannabi (Gagmer, tom. iii. p. 487) records his own testimony that he surpassed all men in conjugal vigour; and Abulfeda mentions the exclamation of Ali, who washed his body after his death, “O propheta, certe penis tuus cælum versus erectus est” (in Vit. Mohammed. p. 140).}}
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In English, Ali had exclaimed, "''O prophet, thy penis is erect unto the sky!''"  
In English, Ali had exclaimed, "''O prophet, thy penis is erect unto the sky!''"  


Tabari does not mention Muhammad's erection, but does note that [[W:Umar|Umar ibn al-Khattab]], the second Rightly-guided Caliph of Islam, initially refused to believe Muhammad had died.  
===Incredulity===
Tabari notes that [[W:Umar|Umar ibn al-Khattab]], the second Rightly-guided Caliph of Islam, initially refused to believe Muhammad had died.  


{{Quote|{{Tabari|9|p. 184}}|When the Messenger of God died, 'Umar b. al-Khattab stood up saying, "Some of the hypocrites allege that the Messenger of God is dead. By God, he is not dead, ...}}
{{Quote|{{Tabari|9|p. 184}}|When the Messenger of God died, 'Umar b. al-Khattab stood up saying, "Some of the hypocrites allege that the Messenger of God is dead. By God, he is not dead, ...}}
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*[[Muhammad's Death]] ''- A hub page that leads to other articles related to Muhammad's Death''
*[[Muhammad's Death]] ''- A hub page that leads to other articles related to Muhammad's Death''
*[[Muhammad's aorta]]
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==External Links==
==External Links==


* [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.answering-islam.org/Silas/mo-death.htm|2=2011-10-31}} The Death of Muhammad]'' - [[Answering Islam]]''
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HiMgW9yd7w Was Muhammad poisoned by his two wives Aisha and Hafza?] ''- Shi'ite viewpoint from Shaykh Yasser Al-Habib''
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HiMgW9yd7w Was Muhammad poisoned by his two wives Aisha and Hafza?] ''- Shi'ite viewpoint from Shaykh Yasser Al-Habib''


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