Tradition

Question 1

Hadith

Answer 1

Recordings of the prophets life and saying

Thematic

Verified by Isnad

Authoritative and connective

Question 2

Sira

Answer 2

Chronological biography of the prophet

Not verified strictly

3 parts- pre Quran, post Quran and post Hijra

Question 3

Timothy Winter

Answer 3

Collectively the Hadith literature provides evidence for the prophets way of life

Question 4

Sahih Al Bukari

Hadith

First revelation story

Answer 4

Gibril met Muhammad every night of Ramadan

Revealed like the ringing of a bell

Allah instructed the prophet to make the wahy public

Question 5

Ibn Hisham

Sira

First Revelation

Answer 5

Jibril squeezed the prophet til he could recite wahy

Came as a voice from the sky

Cousin kissed to prophet to assure him he spoke the truth

Question 6

Shia

Answer 6

Ali the prophets successor

All 12 successors in his bloodline are the 12 imams, they are infallible

Ahl al Bayt most important - bloodline

Question 7

Ali as successor

Recorded by Tabari

Answer 7

He is my representative and successor amount you

Question 8

Sunni

Answer 8

Appointed Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman then Ali

Beloved prophet left no successor, must be elected by consensus

Believe salad is the example of the perfect Muslim community

4 rightly guided caliph- guidance by ummah key

Question 9

JAC Brown

Answer 9

Transmitters afraid of false Hadith

1100 all new Hadith = forgery

Burnt