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One of the reports of Shaqq al-sadr was narrated by Halima Sa‘diyah. According to this narration, when Muhammad (peace be upon him) was a child in the desert with Halima, two men dressed in white took him, split open his chest, removed his heart, washed it in a golden basin, and then returned it to its place.<ref>Bukhārī, ''Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī '', vol. 1, p. 78.,,, vol. 2, p. 156, vol. 4, p. 135; vol. 5, p. 52; Qushayrī Nīshābūrī, ''Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim '', vol. 1, p. 147.</ref> | One of the reports of Shaqq al-sadr was narrated by Halima Sa‘diyah. According to this narration, when Muhammad (peace be upon him) was a child in the desert with Halima, two men dressed in white took him, split open his chest, removed his heart, washed it in a golden basin, and then returned it to its place.<ref>Bukhārī, ''Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī '', vol. 1, p. 78.,,, vol. 2, p. 156, vol. 4, p. 135; vol. 5, p. 52; Qushayrī Nīshābūrī, ''Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim '', vol. 1, p. 147.</ref> | ||
The story of Shaqq al-Ṣadr has appeared in various forms in many books of biography (Sīrah), history, hadith, and exegesis (Tafsīr).<ref>Sayyid ʿAlawī, '' Naqd Ārāʾ Sīrah-Nawīsān dar Dāstān-i Shaqq al-Ṣadr'', p. 12; Karbalāʾī Pāzūkī, '' Shaqq Ṣadr al-Nabī ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam bi-Riwāyat al-Muʾarrikhīn, al-Muḥaddithīn wa-al-Mufassirīn '', p. 154, 155.</ref> From the collection of these hadiths, it appears that the event of Shaqq al-Ṣadr occurred several times at different ages for the Prophet(s).<ref>Sayyid ʿAlawī, '' Naqd Ārāʾ Sīrah-Nawīsān dar Dāstān-i Shaqq al-Ṣadr '', p. 14; Karbalāʾī Pāzūkī, '' Sargudhasht-i Shaqq Ṣadr al-Nabī az Pandār tā Ḥaqīqat, '', p. 114.</ref> | The story of Shaqq al-Ṣadr has appeared in various forms in many books of biography (Sīrah), history, hadith, and exegesis (Tafsīr).<ref>Sayyid ʿAlawī, '' Naqd Ārāʾ Sīrah-Nawīsān dar Dāstān-i Shaqq al-Ṣadr'', p. 12; Karbalāʾī Pāzūkī, '' Shaqq Ṣadr al-Nabī ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam bi-Riwāyat al-Muʾarrikhīn, al-Muḥaddithīn wa-al-Mufassirīn '', p. 154, 155.</ref> From the collection of these hadiths, it appears that the event of Shaqq al-Ṣadr occurred several times at different ages for the Prophet(s).<ref>Sayyid ʿAlawī, '' Naqd Ārāʾ Sīrah-Nawīsān dar Dāstān-i Shaqq al-Ṣadr '', p. 14; Karbalāʾī Pāzūkī, '' Sargudhasht-i Shaqq Ṣadr al-Nabī az Pandār tā Ḥaqīqat, '', p. 114.</ref> The narrators have counted this story among the virtues and miracles of the Prophet.<ref>Karbalāʾī Pāzūkī, '' Shaqq al-Ṣadr wa ʿIṣmat al-Nabī (ṣ) '', p. 10.</ref> The main purpose of these narrations has been understood to express the purity, sanctity, and infallibility of the Prophet.<ref>Sayyid ʿAlawī, '' Naqd Ārāʾ Sīrah-Nawīsān dar Dāstān-i Shaqq al-Ṣadr '' , p. 17.</ref> | ||
The contradictions present in the text of the narrations have led Muslim scholars to offer various opinions regarding the authenticity of this story.<ref>Karbalāʾī Pāzūkī, '' Shaqq Ṣadr al-Nabī ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam bi-Riwāyat al-Muʾarrikhīn, al-Muḥaddithīn wa-al-Mufassirīn '', p. 172.</ref> Researchers have stated that most Sunni scholars have accepted the story of Shaqq al-Ṣadr and counted it among the perfections of the Prophet, while the majority of Shia scholars consider this story to be fabricated and derived from Isra’iliyyat (Judeo-Christian legends).<ref>Karbalāʾī Pāzūkī, '' Sargudhasht-i Shaqq Ṣadr al-Nabī az Pandār tā Ḥaqīqat, '', p. 115. | |||
The contradictions present in the text of the narrations have led Muslim scholars to offer various opinions regarding the authenticity of this story.<ref>Karbalāʾī Pāzūkī, '' Shaqq Ṣadr al-Nabī ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam bi-Riwāyat al-Muʾarrikhīn, al-Muḥaddithīn wa-al-Mufassirīn '', p. 172.</ref> | |||
Researchers have stated that most Sunni scholars have accepted the story of Shaqq al-Ṣadr and counted it among the perfections of the Prophet, while the majority of Shia scholars consider this story to be fabricated and derived from Isra’iliyyat (Judeo-Christian legends).<ref>Karbalāʾī Pāzūkī, '' Sargudhasht-i Shaqq Ṣadr al-Nabī az Pandār tā Ḥaqīqat, '', p. 115. | |||
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It has also been said that some scholars have interpreted the occurrence of this event as symbolic or allegorical and have sought to provide a rational explanation for it.<ref>Karbalāʾī Pāzūkī, '' Sargudhasht-i Shaqq Ṣadr al-Nabī az Pandār tā Ḥaqīqat, '', p. 116.</ref> | It has also been said that some scholars have interpreted the occurrence of this event as symbolic or allegorical and have sought to provide a rational explanation for it.<ref>Karbalāʾī Pāzūkī, '' Sargudhasht-i Shaqq Ṣadr al-Nabī az Pandār tā Ḥaqīqat, '', p. 116.</ref> Some Shia scholars, such as Allameh Majlisi, have also accepted this story.<ref>Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-Anwār '', vol. 15, p. 356–357.</ref> | ||
Some Shia scholars, such as Allameh Majlisi, have also accepted this story.<ref>Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-Anwār '', vol. 15, p. 356–357.</ref> | |||
==Critique of the Narrations== | ==Critique of the Narrations== | ||