Rethinking Tradition in Modern Islamic ThoughtQuestions about the authenticity and authority of sunna have long been of central importance to the study of Islam, especially to those concerned with Islamic law. In this fascinating study, Daniel Brown traces the emergence of modern debates over sunna, focusing in particular on Egypt and Pakistan where these controversies have raged most fiercely, and assesses the implications of new approaches to the law on contemporary movements of Islamic revival. Using the case of modern Islam as a starting-point, the author considers how adherents of any great tradition deal with change and explores the impact of modernity on attitudes towards religious authority generally. This important book makes a major contribution to the understanding of contemporary Islam, and will be of interest to scholars of the Middle East and South Asia, as well as to those specifically concerned with the teaching and implementation of Islamic law. |
Contents
The relevance of the past classical conceptions of Prophetic authority | 6 |
The emergence of modern challenges to tradition | 21 |
Boundaries of revelation | 43 |
The nature of Prophetic authority | 60 |
The authenticity of hadith | 81 |
Sunna and Islamic revivalism | 108 |
Conclusion the spectrum of change | 133 |
Notes | 142 |
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Abduh Abū Rayya accepted according Ahl-i-Hadith Ahl-i-Qur'an Aḥmad al-ḥadīth al-Islām al-Manar al-Qur'an al-Shafi'i Allāh Amritsar approach to ḥadīth approach to sunna argued argument authenticity of ḥadīth authority of sunna Azami Barq basis Bukhārī Cairo challenge commands Companions controversy critics of ḥadīth debates deniers of ḥadīth discussions of sunna divine doctrine Egypt faqih fiqh fuqaha Ghazālī Ghulām hadith ḥadīth criticism Hadith Literature Hanbali human Husayn Ibid ideas ijma ijtihad interpretation Islamic law isnād Jayrājpūrī Juynboll Khān Kitāb Lahore madhhabs matn matn criticism Mawdūdī ment method modern Muslim muḥaddithun Muḥammad Muslims opponents Pakistan Parwēz practice principles problem of sunna Prophet Prophetic authority Prophetic sunna Qaraḍāwī question Qur'an Qur'ānic Rahman rajm reform rejection reliable religious authority reports revelation revival revivalist Riḍā ṣaḥiḥ salafi Sayyid Ahmad Khan scholars Shāh Shah Wali Allah Shari'a Shibli sources Studies Subcontinent sunna Tafhīmāt tafsir taqlid tion traditionists traditions transmitted ulama wahy words writing