TRADITION Flashcards
sunnah
what the prophet:
- said
- did
- aproved/disaproved
haddith
REPORTS:
-what the prophet said, did, approved/disaproved
main source of the sunnah or ‘customery behaviour’
sira
historical biographies
-of the life of the prophet
biographers: isbn Ishaq, isbn Hisham
isnad
process of authenticity (haddith)
different grades of the haddith
sahih - trustworthy
hasan - good
da’if - weak
maudu - untrue
how is a hadith judged as being unreliable?
- contradicts the qu’ran
- not many people believe/repeat it
what do the sunni’s call the six trustworthy book of the hadith?
“kutab al sitrah” - the authentic six
why is ibn ishaq signifcant in islam?
for writing important biographies of prophet muhammed
who edited ibn ishaq’s work and produced their own biography of the prophet?
ibn hashem
what are the two most important feature of tradition in islam?
connection
authority
reasons why the Haddith may be unreliable?
- changed to promote political beliefs
- message changed due to misinterpretation
name two collections of the haddith
- sahih muslim
- sahih burkari
what are the 3 main stages if history in the biography of the prophet?
pre revelation
post revelation
post medina
who were the companions?
people who knew the prophet personally and followed his message til death.
what was significant about Abu Hurayra?
collected the most reports despite being so young and only knowing the prophets for 3 years.
