... who failed to "protect the wife of the Prophet from danger on the battlefield."18 This approach assigns 'A'isha a passive role in the Battle and thus allows Sunnis to safeguard her legacy and deflect responsibility onto the two men who neglected their duties. As ... "apostle to the apostles" to "penitent whore"; however, some of the inner forces at play may have been overlooked. Having scrutinized the historical interpretations made by the earliest Christians about the woman with the alabaster jar, feminine scholars such as Karen King are inclined to ... Spellberg cites a scholar...

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