Table of Contents

Abbreviations Editor's Preface Author's Preface Introduction 1 The Event of the Hadith 2 The Companions 3 After the Companions 4 Categories of Hadith Collections 5 Some Special Features of the Literature 6 The Biographical Dictionaries 7 The Disciplines of Formal Criticism Appendix I: Women Scholars of Hadith Appendix II: The Hadith and Orientalism Appendix III: The Leiden Edition of Ibn Sa'd Notes Works Cited Index

About the Author

The author, Muhammad Zubayr Siddiqi, was Professor of Islamic Culture in the University of Calcutta.

Reviews

'A well-informed and commendable thesis... a valuable contribution to Hadith scholarship.'
*Mohammed Yusufuddin*

'An excellent introduction to the subject, presenting it with considerable detail.'
*James Robson*

'A useful work on an important subject.'
*David W. Littlefield*

'Professor Siddiqi is to be congratulated on this richly documented and highly readable book.'
*S. D. Goitein*