Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. System of Transliteration vii
4. Introduction ix
5. 1 The Mission of the Prophet 1
6. 2 The Islamic Tradition 17
7. 3 The Political Dimension of the Hadith 36
8. 4 The Study of the Hadith 55
9. 5 The Theological Dimension of the Hadith 92
10. 6 The Verification of the Hadith 106
11. 7 The Hadith Collections 119
12. 8 The Western Approach to the Hadith 148
13. 9 Conclusions: ijma` (Consensus) versus sunna 157
14. Epilogue 178
15. Notes 182
16. Glossary 197
17. Bibliography 203
18. Further Reading 205
19. Index 207