Humaidi

Book Review: A Study of Bukhari’s Sources by Fuat Sezgin

Buhârî’nin Kaynakları Hakkında Araştırmalar (A Study of Bukhari’s Sources) by M. Fuad Sezgin Published by Ankara University / Ibrahim Horoz Basimevi, Istanbul (1956) Book review by: Waqar Akbar Cheema Disclaimer: This review is based on an Urdu translation of the book. While it aims to provide insights, it is recommended to consult the original text, Read more

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Where is Sahih Bukhari’s Original Copy?

Sharif Muhammad Jabir Translated by Waqar Akbar Cheema Translator’s Note: While I had considered translating this write-up ever since I read it on Al-Jazeera Blog the immediate impetus has been a disastrous article by one Atabek Shukurov whose work “Hanafi Principles of Testing Hadith” I reviewed back in 2015. Although I plan to make a

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Discussion on ‘Amr bin Maimun’s Narration about Stoning of Monkeys

Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract ‘Amr bin Maimun’s narration about the stoning of monkeys is usually picked by critics not only for its particular subject matter but also to use it as an inductive notion against the veracity of Sahih al-Bukhari and even hadith corpus at large. This paper analyzes its various content forms and their comparative strength according to

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