Even If It's Not True It's True: Using Unreliable Hadīths in Sunni Islam

Abstract Sunni Islam is at heart a cult of authenticity, with the science of Hadīth criticism functioning as a centerpiece designed to distinguish authentic attributions to the Prophet from forgeries. It is thus surprising that even after Hadīth scholars had sifted sound Hadīths from weak, mainstrea...

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Main Author: Brown, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2011
In: Islamic law and society
Year: 2011, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-52
Further subjects:B Salafism
B WEAK HADĪTHS
B Islamic Law
B HADĪTH
B Forgery
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