An introduction to the Ḥadīth / John Burton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burton, John, 1929- author.

Series:

Islamic surveys.

Islamic surveys

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hadith--Introductions.

Hadith.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 210 pages).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2001.

Summary:

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.

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

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-206) and index.

ISBN:

1-4744-6556-0