Abbreviations Editor's Preface Author's Preface Introduction 1 The Event of the Hadith 2 The Companions 3 After the Companions 4 Categories of Hadith Collections 5 Some Special Features of the Literature 6 The Biographical Dictionaries 7 The Disciplines of Formal Criticism Appendix I: Women Scholars of Hadith Appendix II: The Hadith and Orientalism Appendix III: The Leiden Edition of Ibn Sa'd Notes Works Cited Index
The author, Muhammad Zubayr Siddiqi, was Professor of Islamic
Culture in the University of Calcutta.
'A well-informed and commendable thesis... a valuable contribution
to Hadith scholarship.'
*Mohammed Yusufuddin*
'An excellent introduction to the subject, presenting it with
considerable detail.'
*James Robson*
'A useful work on an important subject.'
*David W. Littlefield*
'Professor Siddiqi is to be congratulated on this richly documented
and highly readable book.'
*S. D. Goitein*
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