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Authority of Hadith

Preface to Sezgin’s Work on the Sources of Sahih Bukhari

Dr. M. Fuad Sezgin Admin’s Note: We are reproducing the English translation of the late Dr Muhammad Fuad Sezgin’s (1924 – 2018) preface to his

Hadith reports explained

Explained: Hadith about Last Hour in a Boy’s Lifetime

The Qur’an is categorical in stating that none but Allah knows the time of the Last Hour (i.e., the Day of Judgment).[1] It also establishes

Hadith reports explained

Taqra’ or Tuqri’: Are Seven Ahruf not predicated on the Prophetic instruction?

Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract Some revisionists twist a narration of the sab‘a ahruf hadith related by Ubayy b. Ka‘b, arguing that a clear Prophetic precedent

Hadith: “He whose two days are equal, is a loser”

July 1, 2017 No Comments

Waqar Akbar Cheema … The title hadith is narrated in a number of ways. Here we shall discuss each of these ways separately. On the

Understanding “Satan urinates in the ear” hadith

December 16, 2013 2 Comments

Download PDF here Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract Once again, we come across a hadith that seems to have an ‘odd’ phrasing when looked at from

Q&As about Minorities and Slaves in Islamic Law

May 6, 2015 No Comments

Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani Q 1. For People of the Book, meaning those who belong to Judaism or Christianity, does Islamic law give them a

6 Phases of the Islamic Scientific Tradition

Dr. Muzaffar Iqbal “Assessed in the most general terms, the Islamic scientific tradition can be seen as having passed through the following major phases: (i)