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Table of Contents:
Chapter One: IntroductionChapter Two: Background to AuthorsChapter Three: Deconstruction of ‘Maqām-e-ḥadīth’ Chapter Four: Deconstruction of ‘Ḥadīth, a re-evaluation’ Chapter Five: Deconstruction of ‘Qur’ān, Ḥadīth and Islam’ Chapter Six: Summary of Key ThemesChapter Seven: Examination of the Key Themes.
7.1
Sole function of the Prophet was to deliver the Qur’ān
Ḥadīth
does not explain the Qur’ān7.2
Ḥadīth
is not (unrecited) revelation7.3
Hikmah
” does not mean Sunna or
ḥadīth
7.4 Verses stating that “nothing is left out” of the Qur’ān7.5 All religious practices are from Abraham7.6 No methodology for preservation of
ḥadīth
andRecording of
ḥadīth
prohibited by the Prophet7.7 Burning of written records by Abū Bakr and ‘Umar (mayAllah be pleased with them)7.8 No previous records before Bukhārī7.9 The huge numbers of
aḥadīth
in the era of Bukhārī areuntenable7.10 Bukhārī discredited the majority of his 600,000
ḥadīth
7.11
Huge number of fabrications made it impossible to sift outthe authentic
ḥadīth.Isnād
system a later invention.7.12 Follow “Allah and His Messenger” means “follow Allah andthe Caliph” or to “abide by the decisions of the centralauthority”