About This Book

A Textbook of Hadith Studies covers hadith methodology and hadith literature for intermediate and advanced students. It traces the history of hadith and how they were compiled and documented, and explains the methods scholars used to establish their accuracy.

The book also deals with the principles of hadith criticism (al-jarh wa al-ta'dil) and with the classification of hadith, giving students a structured view of how the hadith sciences work.

What's Inside

• The history of hadith
• The compilation and documentation of hadith
• Methods for determining the accuracy of hadith
• Principles of hadith criticism (al-jarh wa al-ta'dil)
• Classification of hadith

Who It's For

• Intermediate and advanced students of hadith
• Teachers of Islamic studies courses
• Readers who want a textbook-style treatment of hadith methodology