Authentication of Hadith
This book attempts to construct criteria whereby one can validate (reject or accept) Prophetic traditions (hadiths) that are considered questionable. Such an attempt reflects Israr Ahmad Khan’s opinion that many of the hadiths in the canonical Sunni collections, which traditional hadith scholars co...
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International Institute of Islamic Thought
2010
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/a2d90b92b6c045e88c474bc8c8eb8566 |
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| Summary: | This book attempts to construct criteria whereby one can validate (reject or
accept) Prophetic traditions (hadiths) that are considered questionable. Such
an attempt reflects Israr Ahmad Khan’s opinion that many of the hadiths in
the canonical Sunni collections, which traditional hadith scholars consider
to be authentic, are in fact, not so. Thus, Muslim scholars need to revisit
these hadiths and apply a different methodology to demonstrate that they
are fabricated. To this end, the author gives different criteria to aid in this
sifting ...
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