Constructive Critics, Ḥadīth Literature, and the Articulation of Sunnī Islam (2004)

Constructive Critics, Ḥadīth Literature, and the Articulation of Sunnī Islam (2004)

Scott C. Lucas

Published: 2004, January 1
Authors: Scott C. Lucas
Publishers: BRILL
Pages: 440
Print type: BOOK

Description:

This book demonstrates the central role of "?ad?th" scholars of the third/ninth century in the articulation of Sunn? Islam. Special attention is devoted to the critical opinions of al-Dhahab?, Ibn Sa?d, Ibn Ma n, and Ibn ?anbal.