Author Archives: ahadithstudies

A.Duderija, Toward a New Methodology of the nature and the scope of the concept of Sunnah, Arab Law Quraterly,21,3,2007,269-280. •A.Duderija, A Paradigm Shift in Assessing /Evaluating the Value and Significance of hadith in Islamic thought- From ulum-ul –hadith to usul-ul-fiqh, … Continue reading →

Michael Cook – Early opponents to the writing of tradition – hadith Read online here: https://www.scribd.com/document/116837012/The-Opponents-of-the-Writing-of-Tradition-in-Early-Islam-Michael-Cook Download Word file here: http://islam-and-muslims.com/islamic-books-online.html

Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law by Wael Hallaq http://depositfiles.com/files/qz518nihy (left click)

The Sources of Islamic Law: Islamic Theories of Abrogation (right click, save as) John Burton An in-depth study and critique of sources.  

AN INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC LAW (right click, save as) Joseph Schacht

Studies in Early Muslim Jurisprudence by Norman Calder Download here: http://www.megafileupload.com/en/file/276475/muslim-j-pdf.html Or here (right click).

Muslim Tradition: Studies in Chronology, Provenance and Authorship of Early Hadith (right click, save as) by GHA Juynboll

Rethinking Tradition in Modern Islamic Thought by Daniel Brown One of the best books out there. Charts the history of hadith/sunna within Islam, with a focus on the debates surrounding their legitimacy. Summary here: https://pressthat.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/rethinking-tradition-in-modern-islamic-thought-by-daniel-brown/ Read book online here: https://www.scribd.com/document/116836545/Rethinking-Traditions-in-Modern-Islamic-Thought-Daniel-w-Brown

Transmission and Collection of Hadith by Jonathan Brown https://ahadithstudies.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/brown-hadith-collection.pdf (right click, save as) Or here.

Western debates over reliability and authenticity of Prophetic traditions (Hadith) Jonathan Brown gives a summary: