George Warner

Dr. George Warner, an Honorary Fellow at the University of Exeter, dives into the intricate world of Shia hadith literature and its evolution within Islamic thought. He elaborates on Shaykh al-Saduq's significant contributions and the debates with Al-Mufid that shaped early Shia scholarship. Warner discusses the impact of these texts on Shia identity and communal values, examining compiler intentions and the influence of absence on scholarship. Their layered journey provides a unique lens on Sunni-Shia relations and the nuances of hadith reliability.