Constructive critics, Ḥadīth literature, and the articulation of Sunnī Islam : the legacy of the generation of Ibn Saʻd, Ibn Maʻīn, and Ibn Ḥanbal /
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| Author / Creator: | Lucas, Scott C. |
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| Imprint: | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004. |
| Description: | xiv, 423 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Islamic history and civilization. 0929-2403 ; v. 51 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5318719 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- List of Tables
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1.. Introduction
- The traditional theological and legal approaches to Sunni Islam
- Sunni hadith Literature: its nature and utility for this project
- Methodology
- Conclusion
- Part 1. The Construction of Conceptual and Historical Frameworks for Inquiry
- Chapter 2.. Towards an initial framework: The contributions of Ibn al-Salah and al-Dhahabi
- The conceptual framework: Ibn al-Salah and his articulation of the hadith disciplines
- Towards a historical framework: The identification of al-Dhahabi's favorite hadith scholars
- Conclusion
- Chapter 3.. A Historical Narrative: Al-Dhahabi's Vision of the First Seven Centuries of Sunni hadith Scholarship
- Phase 1. Origins of hadith (c. 1-140/622-757)
- Phase 2. Early compilations and criticism (c. 140-200/757-815)
- Phase 3. The age of the "six books" (c. 200-300/815-912)
- Phase 4. The triumph of Baghdad and Iran (c. 300-400/912-1009)
- Phase 5. The age of specialization (c. 400-480/1009-1087)
- Phase 6. Transition and the loss of the East (c. 480-600/1087-1203)
- Phase 7. The triumph of Syria (c. 600-720/1203-1320)
- Chapter 4.. Identification and Analysis of the Master Sunni hadith Critics
- Sources
- Analysis: Three periods and seven generations of Sunni hadith critics
- The origins of Sunni hadith criticism: An examination of the first two generations of primary critics
- What about al-Shafii?
- Conclusion
- Chapter 5.. The Generation of Ibn Sad, Ibn Main, and Ibn Hanbal: A Prosopographical Study
- A prosopographical panorama of the first half of the third/ninth century
- The mihna and its impact upon Sunni hadith scholarship
- Biographical sketches of Ibn Sad, Ibn Main, and Ibn Hanbal and their primary transmitter-pupils
- Conclusion
- Part 2. The Three Principles of Hadith-Scholar Sunni Islam: Sahaba, Hadith-Transmitter Criticism, and History
- Chapter 6.. The sahaba in Classical Muslim Theory and Practice
- The problem: The intra-sahaba conflicts of 11-40/632-661
- Two minority solutions: The Imami Shia and Zaydiyya/Bagdhadi Mutazila
- Sunni solutions
- Conclusion
- Chapter 7.. A Comparative Study of the Methods of hadith-transmitter Criticism of Ibn Sad, Ibn Main, and
- Ibn Hanbal
- Ibn Sad: Grades
- Ibn Main: Grades in al-Duri's Tarikh
- Ibn Hanbal: Grades in the Ilal of Abdullah b. Ahmad
- Reliable and unreliable transmitters in the eyes of Ibn Sad, Ibn Main, and Ibn Hanbal: A comparative study
- Sectarian labels: Do they matter?
- Conclusion
- Chapter 8.. The Sunni Historical Vision of the First Two Centuries of hadith Transmission
- Before hadith: Sahaba who died 11-40/632-660
- Foundations: Sahaba and senior tabiun who died 40-80/660-699 and their pupils who lived prior to 120/738
- The first compilers: The generation who died 120-150/738-767
- The demise of Medina and the rise of Iraq: The generation who died 150-180/767-796
- The refinement of hadith compilation and criticism: The generation who died 180-220/796-835
- Conclusion
- Chapter 9.. Conclusion
- Appendix A. Other Critics
- Appendix B. Ibn Sad's Most Reliable Transmitters
- Appendix C. Ibn Main's Liars and Other Disgraceful Transmitters
- Works Cited
- Index of Proper Names
- General Index