Abu Hanifa: His Life, Legal Method and Legacy by Shaykh Akram Nadwi

Abu Hanifa: His Life, Legal Method and Legacy by Shaykh Akram Nadwi

Reviewed by: Dr M Mansur AliCardiff University This very short, albeit highly erudite work of hagiography has been written by a scholar who has engaged with Abu Hanifa and his legacy for a very long time. By using only the most authentic reports found in the classical Islamic prosopographical collections, original Arabic and Urdu sources…

Analysing Muslim Traditions: Studies in Legal, Exegetical and Maghazi Hadith by Harald Motzki

Analysing Muslim Traditions: Studies in Legal, Exegetical and Maghazi Hadith by Harald Motzki

Analysing Muslim Traditions: Studies in Legal, Exegetical and Maghazi HadithBy Harald Motzki, with Nicolet Boekhoff – Van Der Voort and Sean W. Anthony, (Leiden: E.J. Brill, 2010). Price: £149.15. Reviewed by Dr M. Mansur Ali,Cardiff University Classical orientalist studies of Hadith generally fell under the studies of the origins of Islam. Hence, the primary focus…