Abstract

Khaldunian Techniques of Historical Criticism and their Place in Modern Debates on Naqd al-Matn (Content criticism) of Hadith

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  • Öz: İbn Haldun’un ufuk açıcı Mukaddimesi’nde geliştirdiği Tarihsel Eleştiri Teknikleri çok iyi bilinmektedir

  • There is no place for the intellect in them, save that the intellect may be used in connection with them to relate problems of detail with basic principles.”(Ibid.) In short there is no place for intellect in hadith rather we should depend upon narrations and chain of narrations as it is elaborated in the works of hadith criticism

  • He says: “It is superior to investigations that rely upon criticism of the personalities of Khaldunian Techniques of Historical Criticism and their Place in Modern Debates

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Summary

Different Nature of Hadith and History

Everyone can understand Khaldunion opinion regarding the nature of a particular science, because he had elaborated on classification of knowledge in his seminal work Muqaddimah. In terms of its subject matter, “it deals with such conditions affecting the nature of civilization as, for instance, savagery and sociability, group feelings, and the different ways by which one group of human beings achieves superiority over another It deals with royal authority and the dynasties that result (in this manner) and with the various ranks that exist within them. (It further deals) with the different kinds of gainful occupations and ways of making a living, with the sciences and crafts that human beings pursue as part of their activities and efforts, and with all the other institutions that originate in civilization through its very nature.”(Ibid., 71) His conception of hadith was introduced along with the discussion of revelation and the prophetic experience. As soon as this state is over, prophets would bring what they have learned back down to the level of human perception. (Ibid., 185-199) Being an integral part of revelation, prophetic ḥadith emanates from the same extraordinary experience

Interplay between Hadith and History
HCM of Ibn Khaldun to Evaluate the Conformity of History
HCM of West in Content Criticism of Hadith
How did Ibn Khaldun Applied HCM in Content Criticism of Hadith?
Conclusion
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