2(a) Islamic Scholarly Tradition.docx

Islamic Scholarly Tradition  

Islam covers entire aspect of life. Intimate knowledge of Allah. Purify after relieving Reason for Nabuwat

Islamic Scholarly Tradition  

Body of Prophet’s Teachings Development, Preservation, Transmission and practice of hadith.

Ahkam Defining Scholarly Tradition   

5 Articles of faith. (Tawhid, Angels, Books, Prophets, Qiyama) Self discipline and Self strength. (Backbiting, Love of the world) Conduct Arising from words. (Ibadat/ Worship - Family law, Trade & Finance, Oaths, Crimes, Constitutional and Administrative Matters, International Law)

Division of Scholarly Tradition   

The Theological Tradition-( Mutakallimeen) The Spiritual Tradition- (Auliya-e-Kamileen and Saliheen) The Legal Tradition (Fuqaha)

Four Periods of Scholarly Tradition    

Lifetime Of The Prophet The Age Of The Sahaba The Age Of The Tabi’in The Age Of The Taba-Tabi’in

Legal Tradition Consists of  

Shariah Laws Making of those Laws

Scholarly Tradition during the lifetime of Holy Prophet 

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Prophet was the lawmaker on basis of revealation and on basis of instances which happened at the time  Revelation can either be Quranic (Recited) or Sunnah (Not recited)  Sunnah example can be order of Holy Quran which was revealed to the prophet only Sunnah And Quran  Sunnah may consist of rules that merely confirm and reiterate the Qur`an  Sunnah may contain explaination of Laws in Quran  Sunnah can rule where Quran is Silent When No Sunnah or Quran  Expert Legal opinion is taken where Sunnah and Quran are silent known as Tafaqquh  Can be done by someone Understanding of the Din   A Fulltime Activity 

 A Specialist Activity – Not everyone will do this activity   Rest of the people will Follow the Specialists in Legal Rulings Scholarly Tradition During Sahaba    

Mutual Consultation on Matters Referred to Consensus Passed rulings on base of Qiyas Example – Punishment of 80 Lashes for drinking alcohol during Hazrat Ali’s time

Scholarly Tradition During Tabain  

Tabain were students of Sahaba Tabi’in took up the role of Teachers

Developments in Scholarly Tradition till Tabain       

Sense of Continuity in the Knowledge being passed down No Longer Undisputed The Piecing Together of Knowledge – No Longer Specialist Students Encounter with Differences in Opinions of their Tabi’in Teachers Fabrication and Textualization of Hadith (transformation from Sunnah to Hadith) Conflicting Ahadith Mutually Contradictory Passages in the Qur`an

Scholarly Tradition During Taba Tabain    

A need for Ascertaining Authenticity and Making Sense of Differences and Multiplicity A need to Interpret and Understand the tradition A need to come up with Methods to help do so Formation of Halaqas of different famous legal specialist