The Canonization of Al-Bukhārī And Muslim

The Formation and Function of the Sunnī Ḥadīth Canon
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-90-04-15839-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 69, 434 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 907 g

Reihe: Islamic History and Civilization

The two 'Authentic' ḥadÄ«th collections of al-BukhÄrÄ« and Muslim are the most famous books in Islam after the Qur'Än – a reality left unstudied until now. This book charts the origins, development and functions of these two texts through the lens of canonicity. It examines how the books went from controversial to indispensable as they became the common language for discussing the Prophet’s legacy among the various Sunni schools of law. The book also studies the role of the ḥadÄ«th canon in ritual and narrative. Finally, it investigates the canonical culture built around the texts as well as the trend in Sunni scholarship that rejected it, exploring this tension in contemporary debates between Salafi movements and the traditional schools of law.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in Islamic intellectual history from the Classical to the Modern periods, Salafi Islam, canonization and the functions of ḥadīth in Islamic civilization.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brown, Jonathan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Glaubensrichtungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamisches Recht
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Islamisches Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Philosophie & Wissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Geschichte des Islam Geschichte des Islam: 7. - 14. Jahrhundert

Über Autor(innen)

Brown, Jonathan
Jonathan A.C. Brown, Ph.D. (2006) in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago, is Assistant Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Washington in Seattle. He has published articles on ḥadīth, Sufism and Arabic lexical theory.

Jonathan A.C. Brown, Ph.D. (2006) in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago, is Assistant Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Washington in Seattle. He has published articles on hadith, Sufism and Arabic lexical theory.