An Introduction to the Hadith /

An Introduction to the Hadith / / John Burton.

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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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
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Burton, John,
Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©1995
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys : NEIS
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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

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