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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| Language: | English |
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Brill
2009
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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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