IBT - Hadith Literature
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- Author Muhammad Zubayr Siddiqi
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Muhammad Zubayr Siddiqi
Edited and revised by Abdal Hakim Murad
The hadith, the sayings attributed to the ProphetMuhammad, form a sacred literature which for the Muslims ranks secondin importance only to the Qur'an itself. As a source of law,ethics and doctrine, the vast corpus of hadith continueto exercise decisive influence. Islamic scholarship has hence devotedimmense efforts to gathering and classifying the hadith,and ensuring their authenticity. This book is the only introductionin English which presents all the aspects of the subject. It explainsthe origin of the literature, the evolution of the isnadsystem, the troubled relationship between scholars and the state,the problem of falsification, and the gradual development of a systematicapproach to the material. This edition is a fully revised and updatedversion of the original, which was first published in 1961 to considerablescholarly acclaim. Muhammad Zubayr Siddiqi was Professor of IslamicCulture in the University of Calcutta.
'A well-informed and commendable thesis...a valuablecontribution to Hadith scholarship.' Mohammed Yusufuddin(Islamic Culture)
'An excellent introduction to the subject, presentingit with considerable detail.' James Robson (The MuslimWorld)
'Professor Siddiqi is to be congratulated on this richlydocumented and highly readable book.' S. D. Goitein (Journalof the American Oriental Society)
(9789839154795/3452)
Edited and revised by Abdal Hakim Murad
The hadith, the sayings attributed to the ProphetMuhammad, form a sacred literature which for the Muslims ranks secondin importance only to the Qur'an itself. As a source of law,ethics and doctrine, the vast corpus of hadith continueto exercise decisive influence. Islamic scholarship has hence devotedimmense efforts to gathering and classifying the hadith,and ensuring their authenticity. This book is the only introductionin English which presents all the aspects of the subject. It explainsthe origin of the literature, the evolution of the isnadsystem, the troubled relationship between scholars and the state,the problem of falsification, and the gradual development of a systematicapproach to the material. This edition is a fully revised and updatedversion of the original, which was first published in 1961 to considerablescholarly acclaim. Muhammad Zubayr Siddiqi was Professor of IslamicCulture in the University of Calcutta.
'A well-informed and commendable thesis...a valuablecontribution to Hadith scholarship.' Mohammed Yusufuddin(Islamic Culture)
'An excellent introduction to the subject, presentingit with considerable detail.' James Robson (The MuslimWorld)
'Professor Siddiqi is to be congratulated on this richlydocumented and highly readable book.' S. D. Goitein (Journalof the American Oriental Society)
(9789839154795/3452)
