Allamah Shibli’s methods of authenticating Islamic historical facts

The Sirah (biography of the Prophet Muhammad) literature in general merely contains narration of historical events related directly or indirectly to the last Prophet (SAW). Allama Shibli Nu„mani‟s work entitled Sirat al-Nabi is an exception to this general trend. This article attempts to highlight A...

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Main Author: khan, Israr Ahmad
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Language:English
Published: Bangladesh Institute of Islamic Though 2015
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description The Sirah (biography of the Prophet Muhammad) literature in general merely contains narration of historical events related directly or indirectly to the last Prophet (SAW). Allama Shibli Nu„mani‟s work entitled Sirat al-Nabi is an exception to this general trend. This article attempts to highlight AllamahShibli‟s methodology of Sirah writing in general, and analyze selected historical events as treated by him in his Sirat al-Nabi in particular in a bid to reconfirm the aptness of his investigation of Sirah-related events. The article has selected seven historical incidents and showed that Shibli Nu„mani has analysed the controversial stories in the light of three elements: the Qur‟an, authentic Hadith and the chain of narrators (sanad). Through this process, he identified what was fabricated and baselessly reported.
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spelling iium-484462016-12-19T08:28:01Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/48446/ Allamah Shibli’s methods of authenticating Islamic historical facts khan, Israr Ahmad B Philosophy (General) BL Religion The Sirah (biography of the Prophet Muhammad) literature in general merely contains narration of historical events related directly or indirectly to the last Prophet (SAW). Allama Shibli Nu„mani‟s work entitled Sirat al-Nabi is an exception to this general trend. This article attempts to highlight AllamahShibli‟s methodology of Sirah writing in general, and analyze selected historical events as treated by him in his Sirat al-Nabi in particular in a bid to reconfirm the aptness of his investigation of Sirah-related events. The article has selected seven historical incidents and showed that Shibli Nu„mani has analysed the controversial stories in the light of three elements: the Qur‟an, authentic Hadith and the chain of narrators (sanad). Through this process, he identified what was fabricated and baselessly reported. Bangladesh Institute of Islamic Though 2015-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/48446/1/alaama.pdf khan, Israr Ahmad (2015) Allamah Shibli’s methods of authenticating Islamic historical facts. International Journal of Islamic Thoughts, 4 (1). pp. 81-94. ISSN 2306-7012
spellingShingle B Philosophy (General)
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khan, Israr Ahmad
Allamah Shibli’s methods of authenticating Islamic historical facts
title Allamah Shibli’s methods of authenticating Islamic historical facts
title_full Allamah Shibli’s methods of authenticating Islamic historical facts
title_fullStr Allamah Shibli’s methods of authenticating Islamic historical facts
title_full_unstemmed Allamah Shibli’s methods of authenticating Islamic historical facts
title_short Allamah Shibli’s methods of authenticating Islamic historical facts
title_sort allamah shibli’s methods of authenticating islamic historical facts
topic B Philosophy (General)
BL Religion
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/48446/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/48446/1/alaama.pdf