Course Code and Title ISLM 103 : INTRODUCTION TO HADITH
PREREQUSITE : NONE
CREDIT HOURS: 45
Purpose of the Course The purpose of this study will be to enable students to acquire knowledge on hadith literature and the emergence and transformation of hadith traditions.
Expected
Learning Outcomes By the end this course, the learner should be able to:
1. Have knowledge of the main genres of hadith literature.
2. Understanding major phenomena in the emergence and transformation of hadith traditions.
3. Collect the various versions of hadith traditions and analyze the textual variants.
4. Discuss the exegetical literature regarding these traditions.
Course Content Survey of the literature: collections, ulum al-hadith, commentaries, rijal literature, and more; the sahih collections of Bukhari and Muslim; hadith criticism in the Muslim tradition and in Western scholarship; variants: oral and written transmission; relationship to the Quran; use of hadith in law and theology;
pre-Islamic traditions in hadith
Mode of Delivery Face to face, online learning and e-Learning and discussion
Course Evaluation Continuous Assessment Tests and Assignments – 30%
End of Semester Examination – 70%
Total – 100%
Instructional Material/ and or Equipment Print and electronic materials; library; chalk/white boards and necessary accompaniments.
Core Reading Materials Mohammed HashimKamali(2005). A textbook of Hadith Studies: Authenticity, Compilation, Classification and Criticism of Hadith. United Kingdom. The Islamic Foundation
Al-Thani, S. Al-Fadli, A (2002). Introduction to Hadith: Including Dirayat al-Hadith Paperback
Siddiqi, M .Z. (1993), Hadith Literature: Its Origin, Development, Special Features and Criticism. Cambridge: Islamic Texts Society
Recommended Reference Materials Exxeddin Ibrahim, Denys Johnson-Davies (1997). Translators. An-Nawai’s Forty Hadith. Cambridge: The Islamic Text Society
Goldziher, Ignaz. (1971).Muslim Studies. London,
PREREQUSITE : NONE
CREDIT HOURS: 45
Purpose of the Course The purpose of this study will be to enable students to acquire knowledge on hadith literature and the emergence and transformation of hadith traditions.
Expected
Learning Outcomes By the end this course, the learner should be able to:
1. Have knowledge of the main genres of hadith literature.
2. Understanding major phenomena in the emergence and transformation of hadith traditions.
3. Collect the various versions of hadith traditions and analyze the textual variants.
4. Discuss the exegetical literature regarding these traditions.
Course Content Survey of the literature: collections, ulum al-hadith, commentaries, rijal literature, and more; the sahih collections of Bukhari and Muslim; hadith criticism in the Muslim tradition and in Western scholarship; variants: oral and written transmission; relationship to the Quran; use of hadith in law and theology;
pre-Islamic traditions in hadith
Mode of Delivery Face to face, online learning and e-Learning and discussion
Course Evaluation Continuous Assessment Tests and Assignments – 30%
End of Semester Examination – 70%
Total – 100%
Instructional Material/ and or Equipment Print and electronic materials; library; chalk/white boards and necessary accompaniments.
Core Reading Materials Mohammed HashimKamali(2005). A textbook of Hadith Studies: Authenticity, Compilation, Classification and Criticism of Hadith. United Kingdom. The Islamic Foundation
Al-Thani, S. Al-Fadli, A (2002). Introduction to Hadith: Including Dirayat al-Hadith Paperback
Siddiqi, M .Z. (1993), Hadith Literature: Its Origin, Development, Special Features and Criticism. Cambridge: Islamic Texts Society
Recommended Reference Materials Exxeddin Ibrahim, Denys Johnson-Davies (1997). Translators. An-Nawai’s Forty Hadith. Cambridge: The Islamic Text Society
Goldziher, Ignaz. (1971).Muslim Studies. London,
- Teacher: Dr. Adam Hamisi Mwamburi