
The Development of Early Sunnite Hadith Criticism
The Taqdima of Ibn Abi Hatim al-Razi (240/854-327/938)
Eerik Dickinson(Author)
Brill (Publisher)
Published on 16. July 2001
Book
Leather / fine binding
X, 140 pages
978-90-04-11805-8 (ISBN)
Description
h?adith are the documents recording the words and actions of the Prophet Muh?ammad. Originally an enormous and amorphous corpus, Muslim scholars of the third/ninth century separated the h?adith they regarded as true from those they held to be forgeries, producing collection of h?adith which still command the respect of Muslims today.
Ibn Abi h?atim al-Razi (240/854-327/938) was one of the most prominent exponents and practitioners of h?adith criticism. He left a copious written legacy, including his famous Taqdima, a biographical dictionary of the early h?adith critics.
The Taqdima reveals Ibn Abi h?atims's vision of the critic and gives insight into the mechanism of h?adith criticism. It also provides a platform for the examination of the basic intellectual orientation of the h?adith critics and their conflicts with their opponents.
Ibn Abi h?atim al-Razi (240/854-327/938) was one of the most prominent exponents and practitioners of h?adith criticism. He left a copious written legacy, including his famous Taqdima, a biographical dictionary of the early h?adith critics.
The Taqdima reveals Ibn Abi h?atims's vision of the critic and gives insight into the mechanism of h?adith criticism. It also provides a platform for the examination of the basic intellectual orientation of the h?adith critics and their conflicts with their opponents.
Reviews / Votes
'...well written and valuable book...'Journal of Oriental & African Studies, 2003.
'...this work is a valuable contribution to our understanding of early ?ad?th criticism. It should prove an important tool for any student of Islam who is well-acquainted with biographical sources and who understands the importance of ?ad?th authentication.'
Ashraf Makadam, The Muslim World Book Reviews, 2003.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 167 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
451 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-11805-8 (9789004118058)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Eerik Dickinson, Ph.D. (1992) in Arabic, Yale University, has taught at Yale and Hunter College in New York City. He is interested in the nexus of h?adith and biography. He has finished a translation of Ibn al-Salah?'s Muqaddima.