List of Islamic texts
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| Majma Al-Zawa'id | 1335–1405 |
| Bulugh Al-Maram | 1372–1449 |
| Kanz al-Ummal | 16th century |
| Zujajat al-Masabih | 19th century |
| Muntakhab Ahadith | 20th century |
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Quran
The
- Text of the Quran
The text of the Qur'an of 114 chapters of varying lengths, each known as a
- Commentaries and exegesis (tafsīr)
A body of commentary and explication (tafsīr), aimed at explaining the meanings of the Quranic verses.
- Reasons of revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl)
The science which describes the reason, circumstances, and events surrounding the revelation of verses.
Previous revelations
Other Islamic books considered to be revealed by God before the Quran, mentioned by name in the Quran are the
The Islamic methodology of tafsir al-Qur'an bi-l-Kitab (
Sunnah
Hadith (Traditions of the prophet)
Hadīth are sayings, acts or tacit approvals ascribed to the
Biographical evaluation (ilm ar-rijal)
The science which explores the narrators of hadith.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Nasr, Seyyed Hossein (2007). "Qurʼān". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- Liturgical Press, 2008 p. 10.
- N.J. Dawood's judgement.
- ISBN 1842126091, opening page.
"Its outstanding literary merit should also be noted: it is by far, the finest work of Arabic prose in existence."
- ISBN 0684825074, p. 191.
"It may be affirmed that within the literature of the Arabs, wide and fecund as it is both in poetry and in elevated prose, there is nothing to compare with it."
- ^ ISBN 978-90-04-46682-1.
- ^ Islahi, Amin Ahsan (1989) [tr:2009]. "Difference between Hadith and Sunnah". Mabadi Tadabbur i Hadith [Fundamentals of Hadith Interpretation] (in Urdu). Lahore: Al-Mawrid. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ Aisha Y. Musa, The Qur’anists, Florida International University, accessed May 22, 2013.
- ISBN 978-0878402243, Chapter 7, pp. 85-89