Hadith Literature Its Origin, Development and Special Features

Name: Hadith Literature Its Origin, Development and Special Features
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ISBN: 9780946621385

ISBN-10: 0946621381

ISBN-13: 9780946621385

Edition: 2nd 1993 (Revised)

Authors: Muhammad Zubayr Siddiqi

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The hadith, the sayings attributed to the Prophet Muhammad, form a sacred literature which for the Muslims ranks second in importance only to the Qur'an itself. As a source of law, ethics and doctrine, the vast corpus of hadith continue to exercise decisive influence. Islamic scholarship has hence devoted immense efforts to gathering and classifying the hadith, and ensuring their authenticity. This book is the only introduction in English which presents all the aspects of the subject. It explains the origin of the literature, the evolution of the isnad system, the troubled relationship between scholars and the state, the problem of falsification, and the gradual development of a systematic…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Islamic Texts Society
Publication date: 9/1/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English




The Event of the Hadith



The Companions



After the Companions



Categories of Hadith Collections



Some Special Features of the Literature



The Biographical Dictionaries



The Disciplines of Formal Criticism



Women in Hadith Scholarship



The Hadith and Orientalism



The Leiden Edition of Ibn Sa'd