| Imaam Tirmidhi's Contribution Towards
Hadith
BY MOULANA
ABDOOL KADER
HOOSEN |
| INTRODUCTION
Importance of the Traditions
The Present
State of Research Concerning Tirmidhi
The Composition
of this Thesis |
CHAPTER
ONE
Personal Information
The Socio-Political
Context of Tirmidhi's Work
Major Centres of
Learning
The Academic Career of Tirmidhi
The
Writings of Tirmidhi
The Relationship of the Jaam'i
to the Other Five Canonical Works of Hadith
The
Special Characteristics of the
Jaam'i
Conclusion |
| CHAPTER
TWO
Tirmidhi's Aim in Compiling the Jaam'i
The
Maniscripts of the Jaam'i
An Abridged Version of the
Jaam'i
The Commentaries of the
Jaam'i
The Narrators of the
Jaam'i
Conclusion |
CHAPTER
THREE
Need for Traditions
The
Reliability of the Traditions
Method
to Determine the Reliability of the
Traditions
Bukhari's Conditions
The
Conditions of Muslim
Conditions of Abu
Dawud
Nasai's Conditions
Certain
Conditions of Maaliki
Conditions of
Tirmidhi |
| CHAPTER
FOUR
Classifications of the
Traditions
The Collective Terms of
Tirmidhi
Principles of
Hadith
Various Other terms used by
Tirmidhi |
CHAPTER FIVE
Selected Ahaadith from the
Jaam'i
Hadith
One
Hadith
Two
Hadith
Three
Hadith Four |
| CONCLUSION |
|
FOREWORD
This book, "An Evaluation of Tirmidhi's
Contribution Towards Islamic Tradition" by Mr Abdool Kader
Hoosen is to my knowledge the first of its kind to be
published in South Africa. Mr Hoose who obtained an M.A.
degree with distinction in Islamic Studies at the Rand
Afrikaans University, has many years experience as a teacher
of Islamic Sciences at the well-know Daar al-Ulum in
Newcastle. During his visits to Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and
other Middle Eastern countries he availaed himself of the
opportunity to obtain the latest editions of and studies on
Tradition by Muslim scholars. It is thus no surprise that this
study exemplifies a thorough knowledge of the relevant
reference material in the original Arabia and Urdu. He also
acquainted himself with the state of research in the Western
academic tradition. Particularly valuable is his evaluation of
available Arabic editions of Tirmidhi's Al-Jaam'i
In various ways this book will be a useful
reference for students who wish to orientate themselves with
regard to literature on Muslim Traditions. It serves as an
invaluable introduction to the particular nature of Tirmidhi's
compilation and the methods followed in the six canonical
collections to determine the reliability of the Traditions.
The bibliography serves as a guide for further reading while
the glossary defines the Arabic technical terms emplyed by the
traditionists in a precise and clear manner. Especially useful
is the "hands on" illustration of the theoretical contents in
the final chapter where four selected traditions from
Al-Jaam'i are reproduced in Arabic, translated and provided
with appropriate comments.
I trust that this will be the first in a
series of publications by the capable hands of Mr Hoosen and
that this book will receive the acclamation it
deserves.
Professor J.A.
Naude
HEAD: Centre for Islamic Studies
Rand
Afrikaans University
Johannesburg, South
Africa
June 23 1990
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