The “ḥadīṯ literature”
What is it and where is it
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16644139 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen R Burge (Institute of Ismaili Studies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 64-83 |
| Publication date | 2018-02-27 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Arabica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0570-5398 • E-ISSN: 1570-0585 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15700585-12341481 |
| OpenAlex | W2793066738 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article seeks to explore what the ḥadīṯ literature is from a theoretical perspective. Developing ideas first formulated by Andrew Newman, it will be argued that the “ ḥadīṯ literature” is an abstract concept, which, subsequently, raises a number of issues and questions. Using a comparison of two works on ǧihād as a case study—al-Biqāʿī’s (d. 885/1480) Ḏayl al-istišhād bi-āyāt al-ǧihād and al-Suyūṭī’s (d. 911/1505) Arbaʿūn ḥadīṯan fī faḍl al-ǧihād —questions around the “ ḥadīṯ literature” and what it is will be raised. The discussion will focus on the way in which the ḥadīṯ found in ḥadīṯ collections are affected by a compiler’s own personal discourse and historical context. It will be argued that a paradox emerges in which ḥadīṯ are both part of an abstract, atemporal “ ḥadīṯ literature,” but, at the same time, rooted in the theological and historical context of the compiler
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |