The Views of Orientalists on the Hadith Literature
A CHRONOLOGICAL ANALYSIS (1848-1950) The question of the value of the hadith literature (sayings of the Prophet) as a legal source is a broad one in which orientalists, not only those working on hadiths, but also those in other areas, including Islamic law, Islamic history and the Quran, are interested. For this reason, the discussion here needs to be limited according to some parameters. Focusin...