A critical analysis of the Modernists and the Hadeeth ... - Islam House

specific details of worship and many other issues from the
Qur'aan. They could then exclude the hadeeth as a definite and
independent source of the deen without providing its alternative.
5. Despite all efforts, none of the three hadeeth-rejecters could truly
free themselves of their dependence on knowledge acquired
from hadeeth. Rashad Khaleefah has to patch the shortcoming of
his way by accepting the hadeeth in the name of 'Ibraheem's
sunnah.'
Amin Islahi had to accept the hadeeth by describing it instead
as 'perpetual adherence of the Ummah.'
Ghulam Parwez inadvertently recognized the hadeeth by naming it
'historical research' as he writes in the book, 'Islam - A Challenge to
Religion,'
"The Book that God gave to Muhammad ( �)
through
revelation and which he passed on to the Muslims in the
form in which we know it today. The internal evidence
provided by the Qur'aan itself as well as historical research
proves beyond a shadow of doubt that not even a comma of
the original Qur'aanic text has been changed or is likely to
be altered in the future."
What historical research covers the details of the
collection and preservation of the Qur'aan apart
from the hadeeth literature?
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