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To non-Muslims this work provides many insights into the mindset of the average Muslim who is raised on these traditions about Muhammad.
The book covers hadith terminology, sources of Hadith chains of narration, categories of Hadith, the criteria for Hadith narrators, and transmission of hadith.
By studying the book al-Kba'sa'i's, present a research on it. 2. Write the differences between Sunan Kubra and Sunan al-M u jta ba. 3. Explain the status of Sunan Nisa'i from the viewpoint of Sunni baditb scholars.
Providing a concise overview of 40 Hadiths?sayings of the prophet Muhammad?this compilation offers an in-depth investigation of the second essential source of Islamic authority after the Qur?an.
The study traces in careful detail the historical development of the oral and written traditions, as well as the many targeted attempts at fabrication that took place, critiquing in methodical detail certain Hadith which have come to be ...
A Textbook of Hadith Studies provides an academic introduction to the Hadith, or the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, which are second only to the Qur'an (Koran) in their authoritativeness within Islamic tradition.
Studies in Hadith Methodology and Literature
This book examines the various methods and trends in Hadith Studies across the globe.
He spent sixteen years compiling it, and ended up with 2,602 hadith (9,082 with repetition). His criteria for acceptance into the collection were amongst the most stringent of all the scholars of a hadith.
The Hadith are a foundation for Islamic law and theology and a key to understanding the worldview of Islam and why many Muslims do the things they do. This book subjects the Hadith to a critical analysis from a biblical perspective.