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'''The Event of Ifk''' (Arabic: {{ia|حادثة الإفك}}) refers to an event in the history of early [[Islam]] to which the [[verse]]s 11-26 of [[Sura al-Nur]] refer. This event took place in [[5]]/626, when a group of people accused a Muslim, who was [['Ayisha]], the Prophet's (s) wife as famously reported, of indecency. In the mentioned verses, [[God]] blames people for slandering and spreading rumors. According to another report which is mentioned in [[Shi'a]] sources, the person who was the subject of slander was [[Mariya al-Qibtiyya]], another wife of the [[Prophet (s)]], mother of [[Ibrahim son of the Prophet (s)|Ibrahim]], son of the Prophet (s). The historical authenticity of both [[Asbab al-Nuzul|contexts of revelation]] or their relations with the mentioned verses is under question and doubt of some researchers.