Notes on the Term Mutawātir and its Reception in Hadīth Criticism

Abstract In the Islamic theory of knowledge, reports about past events are accepted as the most important source of religious knowledge. They are classified as mutawātir and āhād according to their epistemic value. Mutawātir reports are used by theologians and jurists to establish the truth of proph...

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Main Author: Hansu, Hüseyin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2009
In: Islamic law and society
Year: 2009, Volume: 16, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 383-408
Further subjects:B AHAD
B TAWATUR
B MUTAWATIR
B ISLAMIC EPISTEMOLOGY
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