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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Discussions in the Formative Period
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Front Matter
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Discussions in the Contemporary Period
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The Book of the Amalgamation of Knowledge
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Back Matter
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"This book treats the debate among Muslims over the authority of hadith, which by the ninth century had been raised to the level of scripture. The author's main purpose is to show that modern Muslim thinkers who question its status as a source of law are not the first ones to do so and thus cannot be dismissed as inauthentic aberrations or the results of a western, colonialist plot to undermine Islam . . . Hadith as Scripture provides an intriguing introduction to these debates." - Devin J. Stewart, The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences
"The name of this little book is in itself a lesson. Quite early in Islamic history, the hadith, which had originally been used to fill gaps in the Muslim narrative, came to be seen as an element of Muslim faith. Many of today's Muslims view the hadith almost as sacrosanct and thus grant it the treatment of revealed scripture. This book, written in language suitable for the interested layperson or the academic ought to be a must-read for any person wanting to know more about or specialize in Islam." - Khaleel Mohammed, San Diego State University, USA
"The twin claims of Musa's historical argument are unimpeachable: the acceptance of hadith as a second source of scripture alongside the Qur'an was not a foregone conclusion and Shafi'i's role in making it so was significant" - Kecia Ali, Imam Shafi'i Scholar and Saint
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: ?ad?th As Scripture
Book Subtitle: Discussions on the Authority of Prophetic Traditions in Islam
Authors: Aisha Y. Musa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230611979
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Aisha Y. Musa 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-60535-0Published: 01 July 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-137-49109-1Published: 03 February 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-61197-9Published: 12 May 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 208
Topics: Islam, Literature, general, Islamic Theology, Middle Eastern Literature