HADITH METHODOLOGY Authenticity, Compilation, Classification and Criticism of Hadith

• Main Author: Mohammad Hashim Kamali 1944- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Kuala Lumpur ILMIAH PUBLISHERS 2002
• Subjects: Hadith > Criticism, interpretation, etc; Hadith > Evidences, authority, etc
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• Physical Description: vii, 332 pages 23 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9832092752 (paperback)

Written as a university textbook, the present volume provides a wide-ranging coverage of hadith methodolgy and literature for intermediate to advanced readers of the discipline. It is concerned with the methods the ulama and scholars of hadith have developed and utilised in order to ascertain the authenticity of hadith and the accuracy of its text. The book offers a certain insight into the history of hadith, its compilation and documentation as well as methods that seek to identify obvious and subtle defects in hadith. Attention is drawn to the criteria of hadith criticism (al-jarh wa'l-ta'dil), and the various classifications of hadith that help to identify the strengths and weaknesses of its subject matter. The book also provides a critical review of the discipline and advances reform proposals that seek to enhance reliability of the existing hadith collections.