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Hadith: What orientalists and modernists get wrong - with Dr Jonathan Brown
The Thinking Muslim
Western Assumptions and Orientalist Approach: Misconceptions about Hadiths
This chapter discusses the background and assumptions of Western scholarship on religion, particularly Islam, highlighting the misconceptions and doubts regarding the authenticity of religious scriptures and Prophet Muhammad's prophethood. It explores the intentional forgery and accidental confusion of hadiths within the Muslim community, the efforts made to authenticate the words of the Prophet, and the influence of preconceived notions on Western scholars' interpretations. The chapter also emphasizes the importance of recognizing biases and the methods of hadith criticism developed to address the problem of unreliable hadiths.
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