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Book SynopsisSince its inception, the study of Ḥadīth conducted by scholars trained in the Western academic tradition has been marked by sharp methodological debates. A focal issue is the origin and development of traditions on the advent of Islam. Scholars' verdicts on these traditions have ranged from “late fabrications without any historical value for the time concerning which the narrations purport to give information” to “early, accurately transmitted texts that allow one to reconstruct Islamic origins”. Starting from previous contributions to the debate, the studies collected in this volume show that, by careful analysis of their texts and chains of transmission, the history of Muslim traditions can be reconstructed with a high degree of probability and their historicity assessed afresh.
Trade ReviewWorld Prize for the Book of the Year of the Islamic Republic of Iran, February 2012.
Table of ContentsPreface 1. THE JURISPRUDENCE OF IBN SHIHĀB AL-ZUHRĪ. A SOURCE-CRITICAL STUDY, Harald Motzki 2. WHITHER ḤADĪTH STUDIES?, Harald Motzki 3. THE PROPHET AND THE DEBTORS. A ḤADĪTH ANALYSIS UNDER SCRUTINY, Harald Motzki 4. AL-RADD ʿALĀ L-RADD: CONCERNING THE METHOD OF ḤADĪTH ANALYSIS, Harald Motzki 5. THE ORIGINS OF MUSLIM EXEGESIS. A DEBATE, Harald Motzki 6. THE RAID OF THE HUDHAYL: IBN SHIHĀB AL-ZUHRĪ’S VERSION OF THE EVENT, Nicolet Boekhoff-van der Voort 7. CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN EARLY MEDINA: THE ORIGINS OF A MAGHĀZĪ-TRADITION, Sean W. Anthony Bibliography Index
