Hadith as Scripture Discussions on the Authority of Prophetic Traditions in Islam

by Musa, Aisha Y.

• ISBN13: 9781137491091
• ISBN10: 1137491094
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-02-04
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This work explores the earliest extant discussions on the authority of the Hadith in Islam and compares them with contemporary debates. These lively and often polemical debates are mostly popular discussions in which Muslims from different backgrounds and cultures participate - making this topic relevant to Muslims in their daily lives, as well as a question of academic interest. What makes this book unique is that it is the first study to take into account both the earliest and most recent discussions of the oral tradition of the prophet Muhammad. The book also includes the first Western language translation of al-Shafi'i's Kitab Jima' al-'Ilm, which articulates arguments that were critical in establishing the position of the Hadith in mainstream Islam.

Author Biography

Aisha Musa is Assistant Professor of Religion and Middle Eastern Studies and Islamic Civilization at Colgate University, USA.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. The Issue of Authority and Its On-Going Importance
Chapter 2. The Early Controversies: Sources and Issues
Chapter 3. Umar ibn al-Khattab and the Question of Hadith
Chapter 4. The Prophet's Reported Prohibition
Chapter 5. Al-Shafii and Ibn Qutayba: Prophetic Reports as Revelation
Chapter 6. Ibn Qutayba and the Hadith
Chapter 7. Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi's Taqyid al-Ilm
Chapter 8. Karaite Parallels
Chapter 9. The Question of Authority in the Modern Period
Chapter 10. The Current Controversies: Sources and Issues
Chapter 11. A Translation of Kitab Jima al-ilm
Chapter 12. The Book of the Amalgamation of Knowledge
Chapter 13. List of Qur'anic Verses