Recent twitter discussion on hadith, authenticity, chain of transmission vs. biographies (Sira) with hadith cited of various chain of transmission strengths got me thinking… How would a true historical event that is not flattering to Muhammad, even get passed along by devout believing Muslims who would rather reject it and dismiss it? Wouldn’t that leave […]
Hadith and Proper Chains of Transmission
This post is a follow up to a continued Twitter conversation. I post here as Twitter is often too terse to communicate effectively, and that can unnecessarily, through brevity, create an implied tone of hostility that is not intended. @ReasonOnFaith not selective, its based on chains of transmissions. This is hadith 101. — UMA1R_ MAL1K […]