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Understanding the Hadith : the sacred traditions of Islam / Ram Swarup.

Title
Understanding the Hadith : the sacred traditions of Islam / Ram Swarup.
Author
Swarup, Ram
Publication
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2002.

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Description
258 p.; 23 cm.
Alternative Title
Understanding Islam through Hadis
Subject
Hadith > Criticism, interpretation, etc
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Note
  • Previously published as: Understanding Islam through Hadis. New Delhi : Voice of India, 1983.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and (p. 247-249) index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Faith (Iman) -- Purification (Taharah) -- Prayer (Salat) -- The Poor Tax (Zakat) -- Fasting and Pilgrimage (Sawm and Hajj) -- Marriage and Divorce (Al-Nikah and Al-Talaq) -- Business Transactions, Inheritances, Gifts, Bequests, Vows, and Oaths -- Crime and Punishment (Qasamah, Qisas, Hadud) -- Religious Wars (Jihad) -- Government (Al-Imara) -- Hunting, Food, and Drink -- Clothing, Decorations, General Behavior, Greetings, Magic, Poetry, Visions, Dreams -- Muhammad on Muhammad -- The Prophet's Companions -- Virtue, Destiny, Knowledge, Remembrance of God -- Paradise, Hell, Their Inmates, the Last Day -- Repentance (Tauba), I -- Repentance, II (The Self-Criticism of Ka'b b. Malik) -- Hypocrites (Munafiqin).
ISBN
1591020174 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2002029165
OCLC
  • 50192289
  • SCSB-11101560
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library