فصلنامه علوم حدیث
سال نهم شماره 4 (پیاپی 34، زمستان 1383)

In the contemporary Sunni hadith literature, 5 groups are found which are of high importance because of their effective role in developing hadith sciences. They are as follows:1.Quranites2.Modernists3.Sufis4.Salafites5.Victorious groupIn this editorial, a brief introduction of the abovementioned groups as well as the views of their authorities has been rendered. They are viewed from 3 perspectives:1.Reliability2.Issuance3.Interpreting

This paper deals with a hadith ascribed to the Prophet saying: The first knowledge is the knowledge of God and the last one is to delegate all affairs to Him.It has been classified in 3 categories: Knowledge of God Delegation of affairs to God Road from knowledge to delegation.

Allama Mohammad Taqi Majlisi in his book Rawdat al – Muttaqin – a commentary on Shaykh Saduq,s book Man La Yadaruh al – Faqih – utilized some rules of hadith scholarship which are the main concern of the present article.This paper deals with Majlisi,s methods, efforts, and follow – ups in interpreting the words with the purpose of having a better understanding of hadith. The author also points to application of Fiqh,s principles and rules and utilizing Ayahs and Hadiths as a characteristic of the abovementioned book.

This article is concerned with al – Amali one of the significant works of Sayyid Murtada (the great theologist, jurisprudent, and traditionist of the fifth century AH) in which Sayyid Murtada interpret allegorical and ambiguous verses and hadiths.Sayyid Mutada has utilized different methods of hadith scholarship.He uses literature and grammar as well as rational and theological approach to hadith as literary – theological approach.

The Story of an angel named Fotros and her disobeying the God,s commandments which caused her wings fall and her resort to Imam Husayn, peace be upon him, in early days of his birth, are of those controversial issues which has been viewed with doubt from rational and theological point of view.In this article, the author through a hadith – theological study tries to prove that there is no contradiction between the related traditions and the angels infallibility and their relative detachment from the world. He also belifes that there is enough document for this story to be proved.

Islamic Scholars, from early days of Islam, tried to establish criteria by which hadith works are evaluated. As an example the disagreement between intellect and hadith as well as its requirements is one of these criterions. The author of this paper presents some questions and then views these questions from different perspectives and finally tries to answer them. These questions are as follows:What are intellect and its requirements?How Islamic scholars view this criterion?How can we justify this disagreement?To which extent can intellect verify the religious teachings?

One of the active and effective schools of thought among the Sunnite communtites is the Ashab Hadith or traditionistic School of thought. Their views and opinions left very deep effect in different fields of Fiqh (Jurisprudence), Theology and Tafsir (interpretation).To mention some main characteristics of this group, we can point to irrationalism and exorcism in interpreting the texts and their effort to maintain hadith.The author of this paper comes up with the abovementioned characteristics and rejects the traditionists views regarding Khabar Wahid as informative as well as preferring Sunna over Quran.

Joseph Schacht present some ideas of what he thinks, is a necessary revaluation of Islamic traditions in the light of our present Knowledge. Looking bach he cannot see what other result could possibly by consistent the very foundations of our historical and critical study of the first two or three centuries of Islam. One of these foundations, he thinks, is Goldziher,s discovery that the traditions from the Prophet and from his companions do not contain more or less authentic information on the earliest period of Islam to which they claim to belong, but reflect opinions held during the first two and a half centuries after the Hijra.

Aban Ibn Abi Ayyash is the only narrator of the Book Salim bn Qays. Every book can be investigated from two points: extrinsically and exoterically Exoteric criticism regards the work primarily in relation to the author himself. It often looks in the work for evidences of the particular temperament and experiences of the author who, consciously or unconsciously, has revealed himself in it.To verify the reliability of the book, the author gives a biography of Aban Ibn Abi Ayyash. He also investigates Abi Ayyash,s views and thoughts as well as his personality.