Ulum al-Hadith

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Section Three A Brief Study of the Book al Kafi   Herein we will present some brief examples regarding the condition of the narrations and the narrators of al Kafi wherefrom it will become clear that this book plays a pivotal role in shaping the beliefs of the Shia. It will also become clear that this book is based upon the reports of […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Section Four The Four Hundred Principal Sources   These refer to four hundred books which have been labelled with the title Asl (principal) due to them being principal sources to which their scholars refer and upon which they rely. Al Tahrani mentions from his teacher al Mufid:   صنفت الإمامية من عهد أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام إلى عصر أبي محمد الحسن العسكري عليه […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Chapter Five Gradings of Hadith According to the Shia Hereunder there are two sections: Section one: Gradings of hadith according to the Akhbari Shia Section two: Gradings of hadith according to the Usuli Shia   Chapter Five Gradings of Hadith according to the Shia As has passed already, the categorization of hadith according to the Shia into Sahih, Hassan, Muwaththaq, and Da’if was […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Section Two The Gradings of Hadith According to the Usuli Rawafid   Hadith according to them is categorized into Mutawatir and Ahad.   Mutawatir The definition of Mutawatir according to them:[1] Linguistic meaning:   عبارة عن مجيئ الواحد بعد الواحد بفترة بينهما وفصل، ومنه قوله عز من قائل: ثُمَّ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا تَتْرَىٰ أي رسولا بعد رسول بزمان بينهما To come one after the […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Section Two The Importance of the Isnad and the Attention Paid to it by the Scholars of the Ahlus Sunnah   Allah subhanahu wa ta `ala has honoured the Ummah of Muhammad salla Llahu `alayhi wa sallam with the knowledge of the Isnad; no civilization has shared this feat with it across the centuries. Thus, all praise is due to Allah, with his […]