Muslim Tradition. Studies in Chronology, Provenance and Authorship of Early hadith

Abstract

1. A tentative chronology of the origins of Muslim 2. The role of qadis in the spreading of traditions 3. The man kadhaba tradition and the prohibition of lamenting the dead. An investigation into mutawatir traditions 4. An appraisal of muslim hadith criticism. Rijal works as depositories of transmitters' names 5. 'Accepting the traditions means knowing the men'.