• A Selective Bibliography of Hadith
    • ith L-M Librande , Leonard T., "Al-Dhahabi's essay Amsar dhawat al-athar, Bulletin d'études orientales, vols. 32-33, 1980-81, pp. 113-160. Includes Arabic text. Majlisi , Muhammad Baqir ibn Muhammad Taqi, 1627 or 8...
    • Connected Chain of Transmission
    • on (اتصال السند): A chain of transmission which is connected without interruption in such a manner that it is logically acceptable that the succeeding narrator received the hadith from the preceding one. Therefore, there sho...
    • Hadith terms
    • rms Connected Chain of Transmission (اتصال السند): A chain of transmission which is connected without interruption in such a manner that it is logically acceptable that the succeeding narrator received the hadith from th...
    • I
    • I Ibn Abi al-Hadid , Sharh Nahj al-Balaghah, ed.M. Abu al-Fadhl Ibrahim, 20 vols.; Cairo, 1959-1964. Ibn Abi Shayba , 'Abd Allah ibn Muhammad (b. 775 or 776, d. 235/849), Al-Kitab al-musannaf fi l-ahadith wa-l-athar, 15...
    • Classes of Narrators ‏(طبقات الرواة):
    • ) : This term is applied to narrators of similar status such as nearness in age, even approximately and in terms of meeting with elder narrators. Note: Tabaqat , pl. of tabaqa, "everything which is related to another...
    • A Selective Bibliography of Hadith Studies
    • ies (4) Fadel , Mohammad, "Ibn Hajar's Hady al-Sari: A Medieval Interpretation of the Structure of al-Bukhari's al-Jami' al-Sahih: Introduction and Translation," Journal of Near Eastern Studies, vol. 54, no. 3...
    • A Selective Bibliography of Hadith Studies
    • ies (3) Al-Daraqutni , 'Ali b. 'Umar (d. 385/955),al-Sunan, 4 volumes, Cairo.Also: Ed. Shams al-Haqq 'Azimabadi,Delhi, n.d.---,Kitab al-Tatabbu' Argues for the weakness of 78 hadiths inBukhari, 100 inMuslim, and 32 in bo...
    • Components of Hadith
    • ith A hadith is composed of three parts: 1-Matn (text): It is the original words which the chain of transmitters meant to convey, whether narrated from the Prophet (peace be upon him) or from anyone else. 2-Isnad: ...
    • A Selective Bibliography of Hadith Studies
    • ies (2) Barforush , Mohammad Bagher Najaf Zadeh,Daneshe Hadith, Publisher: Mo'asseseyeh Jahade Daneshgahi, Tehran, 493 pages, (Persian) This is a useful general introduction. It covers classical hadith terminology and met...
    • 'Ilm-al-hadith:
    • h: Transmitting the Prophetic Tradition (علم الحديث رواية) : This term refers to the scientific approach to transmitting, verifying and scrutinizing the Prophet's sayings and practices. The Study of Hadith Terminology ...
    • A Selective Bibliography of Hadith Studies
    • ies (Part 1) A Abbott , Nabia,Studies in Arabic literary papyri,Volume I, Historical Texts, Chicago, U. Chicago Press, 1957. ---,Studies in Arabic Literary Papyri , Volume II, Qur'anic Commentary and Tradition,Chicago, ...
    • Tahdhib al-Ahkam and Al-Istibsar
    • tibsar' by Al-Tusi Dr. I. K. A. Howard Al-Serat, Vol. 2 (1976), No. 2 The Author Shaikh al-ta'ifa (the teacher of the community) Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. 'Ali b. al-Hasan al-Tusi was born in Tus in I...
    • Man la yahduruh al-Faqih
    • aqih' by Al-Saduq Dr. I. K. A. Howard Al-Serat, Vol. 2 (1976), No. 2 The Author Al-Shaikh al-Saduq is the title given to Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. 'Ali ibn Babawaih al Qummi. He was the leading traditionist of hi...
    • Al-Kafi
    • ost authoritative collections of Shi`ite hadiths The most famous and authoritative collections of Shi'ite hadiths are four  works which, in terms of their importance for Shi'ism, correspond to the Six Correct ...
    • Meaning of Hadith & Traditions
    • In works on Islam, the word "hadith" usually refers to the sayings or "traditions" which have been transmitted from the Prophet. Muslims hold these to be the most important source of Islamic teach...