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The history and importance of the Hadiths

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What the syllabus asks of you

  • the history of the compilation of the Hadiths
  • the earliest collections
  • the main musnad and musannaf collections
  • the main compilers and their activities
  • the methods based on examination of the chain of transmitters (isnad) and the text (matn) of a Hadith to test the reliability of the Hadith
  • the main features of the six collections of Sunni Hadiths and the four collections of Shi‘a Hadiths
  • the major themes of the Hadiths as these are contained both in the passages set for special study and in other similar passages
  • their use in legal thinking, and their relationship with the Qur’an, consensus (ijma‘) and analogy (qiyas)
  • their significance in thought and action in Islam.

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Chapter 9: The History and Importance of the Hadiths

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