QUR AN AND HADITH The Hadith Inevitably follows the Holy Qur'an. The two together furnish the fundamental law of Islam. It is appropriate, therefore, to begin with the importance of Hidith and the nature of its link with the Qur'an. At numerous places the Qur'an commands Muslims to obey the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be to him). It ...

EARLY HADITH DOCUMENTS There are two main kinds of Hadith i.e., official letters or documents and private collections by Companions of the statements and actions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be to him). Let us deal with the first category. A few documents date back to a period even earlier than the migration to Madinah. We...

Meaning of the expressionThe text of the teachings of Islam comprises the following:1.     1. TheQur’an which the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) recited and dictated to his scribes as the revelations from God;2.     2. The Sunnah/Hadith of the Prophet which are narrations by h...