An Introduction to Sahih al-Bukhari: Author's Biography, Recensions and Manuscripts
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Translator
Muntasir Zaman
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About The Book
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī is unsurprisingly the most widely recognized book among Muslims after the Qurʾān. Curious readers of Bukhārī’s magnum opus are often left with burning questions that lie beyond its contents.
- Who was Imām Bukhārī?
- How and why did he write the Ṣaḥīḥ?
- How was it transmitted?
- Are there any reliable extant manuscripts of the work?
In this introduction, Dr. Muṣṭafā al-Aʿẓamī answers these questions in a simple and accessible manner. This translation, alongside added annotations and appendices, presents and expands on al-Aʿẓamī’s research for an English readership, for whom there is a dearth of resources on the subject.
“The present translation performs a valuable service in its posthumous presentation of Dr. Aʿẓamī’s research on Imam Bukhārī’s intellectual biography, critical modus operandi in compiling his Ṣaḥīḥ, and details of the Ṣaḥīḥ’s various transmissions and codices. The translator’s exceptional annotations and appendices only enhance an already rich text for those interested in the history of the preservation of Bukhārī’s seminal work.”
—Mawlana Bilal Ali Ansari, Darul Qasim, USA
“Finally, an academic and scholarly introduction to one of the most celebrated works of Islam after the Glorious Qur’an. After being surrounded by enigma, this well-researched study will discuss the biography of Imam Bukhari, details of his teachers, students, transmitters and his meticulous work and diligence in producing his masterpiece, and it will provide satisfying responses to critics of its authenticity.”
—Dr Mufti Abdur-Rahman Mangera, Whitethread Institute, UK
About the Contributor(s)
About the author
Muhammad Mustafa al-Azami: Muhammad Mustafa al-Azami (1930–2017 CE) was an Indian-born scholar of hadith and Qurʾanic studies, widely respected for a calm, evidence-driven defense of the early Islamic textual tradition against the claims of Orientalist critics. Born in Mau, in northern India, he studied at Darul Uloom Deoband, then took a degree in Arabic at Al-Azhar in Cairo, and completed his doctorate at the University of Cambridge in 1966. His Cambridge thesis became "Studies in Early Hadith Literature," a landmark argument that the recording and transmission of hadith began very early, within the lifetime of the Prophet and his Companions, against the skepticism of scholars such as Joseph Schacht. He pursued that line further in "On Schacht's Origins of Muhammadan Jurisprudence." His later "The History of the Qurʾanic Text from Revelation to Compilation: A Comparative Study with the Old and New Testaments" extended the same comparative method to the transmission of the Qurʾan. Other works include "Studies in Hadith Methodology and Literature," "Kuttab al-Nabi" (Scribes of the Prophet), and an introduction to Sahih al-Bukhari. Al-Azami taught for decades at King Saud University in Riyadh, chairing its Islamic Studies department, and held visiting appointments at Princeton, St Cross College Oxford, and the University of Michigan. In 1980 he received the King Faisal International Prize for Islamic Studies. He died on December 20, 2017.
About the translator
Muntasir Zaman: Muntasir Zaman completed the 'alimiyya program at Madrasah 'Arabiyyah Islamiyyah in South Africa, after which he pursued the Ifta' program and undertook a specialization in the field of hadith. He subsequently earned an MA in Islamic Studies from Markfield Institute in England. He currently serves as an instructor of Hadith and Hanafi Fiqh at Qalam Institute. His scholarly work includes authoring 'The Textual Integrity of Sahih al-Bukhari: A Study on the Primary Recensions' (QB003) and translating 'An Introduction to Sahih al-Bukhari' (TP054), demonstrating a focused expertise in hadith science and the textual history of the Bukhari corpus.
Specifications
EAN 13 / ISBN
9781906949518
Publisher
Turath Publishing
Author
Muhammad Mustafa al-Azami
Translator
Muntasir Zaman
Year Published
2020
Size
W- | H- | D-
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