An Introduction to the Hadith / / John Burton.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Burton, John,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©1995
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys : NEIS
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; System of Transliteration --; Introduction --; 1 The Mission of the Prophet --; 2 The Islamic Tradition --; 3 The Political Dimension of the Hadith --; 4 The Study of the Hadith --; 5 The Theological Dimension of the Hadith --; 6 The Verification of the Hadith --; 7 The Hadith Collections --; 8 The Western Approach to the Hadith --; 9 Conclusions: ijma` (Consensus) versus sunna --; Epilogue --; Notes --; Glossary --; Bibliography --; Further Reading --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781474465564; 9783110780475
• DOI: 10.1515/9781474465564
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: John Burton.

The Hadith are believed to be the words of the Prophet, memorised by his followers and written down in the first or second centuries AH. This is a clear introduction to the arguments surrounding both the Hadith and the documents themselves. Comparing the views put forward in the Hadith with those of the Qur'an, it takes the student through all aspects of the Hadith in clear and accessible terms.