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→Muhammad judges personal disputes: Have moved the citation as 'essentially controlling the outcome' are my words, the first half are from the book. Also FYI the last explanation for the update on the 'Quran Contradictions' is meant to say '...Worth putting in as PhD quotes are rare for studying the Qur'an contradictions', where I missed the last word 'contradictions' so it didn't make sense.. but hopefully does now.
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(→The Jews of Medina get double reward for accepting him: Have added another verse that gives Muhammad personal power/gain by being the one to settle disputes, and an academic reference confirming the interpretation with the page mentioning the Constitution of Medina in this context too. As well as highlighted another verse seemingly possessive over his wives.) |
m (→Muhammad judges personal disputes: Have moved the citation as 'essentially controlling the outcome' are my words, the first half are from the book. Also FYI the last explanation for the update on the 'Quran Contradictions' is meant to say '...Worth putting in as PhD quotes are rare for studying the Qur'an contradictions', where I missed the last word 'contradictions' so it didn't make sense.. but hopefully does now.) |
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=== Muhammad judges personal disputes === | === Muhammad judges personal disputes === | ||
As Ilkka Lindstedt notes, in the Medinan period he became the leader of the community, which we see reflected in the Medinan Quran (as we have seen already) and 'Constitution of Medina', including being in a position of authority to judge disputes between different parties, | As Ilkka Lindstedt notes, in the Medinan period he became the leader of the community, which we see reflected in the Medinan Quran (as we have seen already) and 'Constitution of Medina', including being in a position of authority to judge disputes between different parties,<ref>Ilkka Lindstedt. 2023. [https://brill.com/display/book/9789004687134/BP000005.xml Muḥammad and His Followers in Context: The Religious Map of Late Antique Arabia.] (Islamic History and Civilization, Volume: 209). Chapter 5. The Rise of the Gentile Prophet in Mecca. pp. 149.</ref> essentially controlling the outcome. | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|4|59}}|O you who have faith! Obey Allah and obey the Apostle and those vested with authority among you. <b>And if you dispute concerning anything, refer it to Allah and the Apostle,</b> if you have faith in Allah and the Last Day. That is better and more favourable in outcome.}} | {{Quote|{{Quran|4|59}}|O you who have faith! Obey Allah and obey the Apostle and those vested with authority among you. <b>And if you dispute concerning anything, refer it to Allah and the Apostle,</b> if you have faith in Allah and the Last Day. That is better and more favourable in outcome.}} | ||