Hadith - How are hadith collections viewed? - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Hadith: Encyclopedia - Hadith
Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hadith: Encyclopedia Ii - Hadith - How Are Hadith Collections Viewed?
The overwhelming majority of Muslims consider hadiths to be essential supplements to and clarifications of the Qur'an, Islam's holy book....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hadith: Encyclopedia Ii - Hadith - How Hadith Were Collected And Evaluated
Traditions regarding the life of Muhammad and the early history of Islam were passed down orally for more than a hundred years after the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hadith: Encyclopedia Ii - Hadith - Western Academic Views Of Hadith
Early Western exploration of Islam consisted primarily of translation of the Qur'an and a few histories, often supplemented with disparag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hadith: Encyclopedia Ii - Hadith - Bridges Between Muslim And Western Scholars
Currently there is little communication between the world of Muslim hadith scholarship and Western academia. Muslim scholars reject the W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hadith: Encyclopedia Ii - Hadith - Value Of Hadith Compared To The Value Of The Qur'an
Muslims who accept hadith believe that trusted hadith are in most cases the words of Muhammad and not the word of God, like the Qur'an. H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hadith: Encyclopedia Ii - Hadith - Types Of Hadith
Muslim scholars classify hadith relating to Muhammad as follows: What Muhammad said (qawl) What Muhammad did (fi'l) What Muhammad approv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hadith: Encyclopedia Ii - Hadith - Hadith Accepted By Sunni Islam
The Sunni canon of hadith took its final form four to five centuries after the death of Muhammad. Later scholars may have debated the aut...   » Read the article