Description
Book SynopsisThis encyclopedic work on Islam comprises English translations of all canonical ḥadīths, complete with their respective chains of transmission (isnāds). By conflating the variant versions of the same ḥadīth, the repetitiveness of its literature has been kept wherever possible to a minimum. The latest methods of isnād analysis, described in the general introduction, have been employed in an attempt to identify the person(s) responsible for each ḥadīth. The book is organized in the alphabetical order of those persons. These are the so-called ‘common links’. Each of them is listed with the tradition(s) for the wording of which he can be held accountable, or with which he can at least be associated.
Trade Review"I admire the precision and the clearness of this work, which enables the reader to easily find his way in the enormous corpus of material' (Manfred Ullmann) “This work is the product of the author's lifelong dedication to the study of the hadith literature and to making this material more accessible. Juynboll has brought together a vast number of traditions, presented them in English translation, and provided much useful information regarding each. Summing Up: Highly recommended. (M. Schwartz, Boston University) Choice Review
Table of ContentsPreface List of technical abbreviations List of (shortened) bibliographical references General Introduction An alphabetical list of persons with whom canonical traditions may be associated Appendix: List of abdāl unearthed mainly from the rijāl lexicons Index List of Qurʾānic passages
