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He also demonstrated in his Ph.D. <strong>the</strong>sis <strong>the</strong> reason why none or very<br />

few <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m are still in existence today<br />

“These books were not destroyed nor did <strong>the</strong>y<br />

perish, but (<strong>the</strong>y) were absorbed into <strong>the</strong> work <strong>of</strong> later<br />

authors. When <strong>the</strong> encyclopedia-type books were<br />

produced scholars did not feel <strong>the</strong> necessity to keep <strong>the</strong><br />

early books or booklets <strong>and</strong> so slowly <strong>the</strong>y disappeared."<br />

[Studies in <strong>Hadeeth</strong> Methodology <strong>and</strong> Literature, p.64]<br />

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