ʽILM AL-ḤADĪTH


Meaning of ʽILM AL-ḤADĪTH in English

Form of analysis established by 9th-century Muslim traditionalists to verify the merits of the

Of the many accounts of {{link=Muhammad">Muhammad 's statements and actions that constituted the Ḥadīth, some were thought to be forgeries or of doubtful reliability. Scholars judged their merit by scrutinizing the isnād s that detailed the chain of authority through which the story had been handed down.

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