Qur'anScience
Qur'anScience
He compiled his book from three hundred thousand Hadith, left the circle of a great scholar out of loyalty to his teacher, and passed away — in a well-known story — while searching for a Hadith through the night. The ninth book of Tracing the Scholars of Islam tells the story of Imam Muslim, compiler of Sahih Muslim, from the Qur’an, authentic Hadith and the recognised books of biography, with stories that need checking clearly marked. “Whatever the Messenger has given you — take.”
“And whatever the Messenger has given you — take; and what he has forbidden you — refrain from.”
Anyone who wants to know the early scholars
Parents & heads of families
Students of Hadith & its narration
Preachers, teachers & counsellors
The story of Imam Muslim — 22 chapters with Qur’anic verses, 12 authentic Hadith with linked chains, a timeline, a map of the regions he visited, a diagram of teachers and students, a chart of as-Sahihayn, history notes marked separately, a table of popular stories and their status, a glossary and reflection questions.