About this title: The hadith, the sayings attributed to the Prophet Muhammad, form a sacred literature which for the Muslims ranks second in importance only to the Quran 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 ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: ITS, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780946621385ISBN:0946621381
Description: New. 0946621381. FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED-pages: 192--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 ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Islamic Texts Society
Date Published: 1996-09-01
ISBN-13:9780946621385ISBN:0946621381
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