Why Did Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam Marry Hazrat Zaynab Bint Jahsh Who was His Cousin and Stepson’s and Adopted Son’s Wife?

Guru Dev Teeluckdharry (University of Leicester, UK)

al-Wadhih: Journal of Islamic History and Civilization
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2025)

According to many Jewish, Christian, and Hindu opponents of Islam, Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam (The Last and Final Prophet of Islam - Peace Be Upon Him) was a sexual pervert and incestuous father-in-law because he married his cousin and adopted son’s wife called Hazrat Zaynab bint Jahsh (ra). Many Muslim Scholars, Ulemas, Mawlanas, and Clerics have refuted such a blasphemous allegation through the statement that the marriage of Hazrat Zaynab bint Jahsh (ra) with Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam (The Last and Final Prophet of Islam - Peace Be Upon Him) occurred due to a Divine Revelation from ALLAH, The Most Merciful and Most Gracious as stipulated in Surah Al-Ahzab 33:37, 33:38, and 33:39 of The Glorious Quran.