Muhammad ibn Ismail al Bukhari was born in Bukhara. Bukhari's grandfather Mughira was the first in his family to have converted to Islam from Zoroastrianism. Bukhari's father was a traditionist, but…
Sihah al Sitta or the 'six correct books' is the name given to six collections of Hadith, which are considered standard and most authentic by all Muslims. These are:1. Sahih of Muhammad bin Ismail al…
The early writers on the subject of the hadith evolved certain rules to classify the hadith. There are two main types of classification in use. One deals with the degree of the authenticity of the…
The history of the compilation of Hadith may be broadly divided into four stages:1. The first stage relates to the period of the Prophet till 10 A.H.2. The second stage is approximately from 11 A.H.…
Every religion revealed by God was, in its original form, eternal in character, just as the sun and the moon, the air and the water have a timeless character about them. Religion, in fact, is another…
A true believer in Islam is one who subordinates his thinking to God, who follows God's dictates in all aspects of his life. What are the dictates of God? These are what are preserved in the Original…