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Muslim Tradition: Studies Chronl'gy: Studies In Chronology, Provenance and authorship Of Early Hadith
[Paperback - 2008]
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Category: Religion
Sub-category: Islam
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Uk | ISBN: 9780521085168 | Pages: 288
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In Muslim Tradition G. H. A. Juynboll undertakes a broad-ranging review of the closely linked questions of date, authorship and origin of hadiths, i.e. the traditions of the prophet. Hadiths, which record the sayings and deeds of the prophet Muhammad, are central to Islamic teaching and beliefs and command a respect in the Islamic world second only to the Qur an. The question of when, how and where particular hadiths came into existence is basic to the understanding of the formative period of Islam. This statement of a sceptical position, which can be visualized as located between, on the one hand, the orthodox Muslim view and, on the other, that of Western scholars, uses all the rich material available and explores the possibilities it opens up. The book faces major issues and reaches conclusions which may provide a basis for future debate in which, it is hoped, both Muslim and Western scholars will participate.

G.H.A. Juynboll was a scholar of Islam specializing in Hadith, about which he published more than twenty articles. His contributions to hadith studies have been called "substantial and groundbreaking", and he has been called "talented and tireless"; he was in 2020 the honorand of a Festschrift

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