Ibn al-Salah al-Shahrazuri Language: English | Format: PDF | Pages: 315 | Size: 20 MB
An Introduction to the Science of Hadith
By Ibn Al-Salah al-Shahrazuri. After the Qur’an itself, the hadith of
the Prophet Muhammad form the most important foundation of Islamic
thought. The hadith were accounts — usually brief — of the words and
actions of the Prophet. As such, they were subjected to intense scrutiny
by generations of Muslim scholars. Better know as the Muqaddima, Ibn
al-Salah (1181-1245) composed this work while serving as the head of the
Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiya in Damascus, one of the most prestigious
institutions for the study of hadith in the Islamic world. Here he
provides a complete overview of the science devoted to the study of the
words and actions of the Prophet Muhammad, and also a guide to the
terminology and techniques of the scholars of hadith as it summarizes
most of the previous work on the subject and forms the basis of almost
all later activity in the field. The book enjoyed immense popularity and
influenced most subsequent writing on the subject.
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