A Manual of Hadith [Hardcover]

Maulana Muhammad Ali (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1990

"Hadith are oral traditions relating to the words and deeds of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Hadith collections are regarded as important tools for determining the Sunnah, or Muslim way of life, by all traditional schools of jurisprudence. There are many collections of Hadith (traditions and sayings of the Prophet and other Islamic leaders), as well as English translations of them. The Hadith provided below are from "A Manual of Hadith," a collection and translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali in 1944. These were chosen primarily for their availability and respectability, and should serve to provide non-Muslims with an introduction to the contents of Hadith. Contents: 0. Translator's Preface 1. How Divine Revelation Came to the Holy Prophet 2. Faith and Submission 3. Knowledge 4. Purification 5. The Mosque 6. Adhan and Iqamah 7. Jama'ah or Congregation 8. The Imam 9. Institution of Prayer 10. Prayer-Service 11. Friday Service 12. 'Id Service 13. Superogatory Prayers 14. Miscellenaneous Prayers 15. Burial Service 16. Charity and Zakat 17. Fasting 18. Pilgrimage 19. Jihad 20. Marriage 21. Divorce 22. Buying and Selling 23. Cultivation of Land 24. Matters Relating to Service 25. Debts and Mortgage 26. Gifts 27. Wills and Inheritance 28. Foods and Drinks 29. Toilet 30. Ethics 31. The State

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Text: English, Arabic --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

About the Author:

"Maulana Muhammad Ali (1874-1951) Amir (1914-1951) Muhammad Ali was born in 1874 in Punjab, India.

Muhammad Ali obtained an (M.A.) English and (Ll. B.) Law in 1899. He joined the Ahmadiyya Movement in 1897 and devoted his life to the service of this movement in 1900. Although he considered his movement to be part of Islam, others considered it outside the fold of Islam.

In 1902 Maulana Muhammad Ali became the editor of the Review of Religions, one of the first Islamic journals in English. When Mirza Ghulam Ahmad established the Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya (a body to govern the Ahmadiyya Movement) in 1905, he appointed Maulana Muhammad Ali as the Secretary of its executive council. (The successor to this body was Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat-i-Islam of Lahore.) At the time of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's death in 1908, he was succeeded by Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Din, Khalifatul Masih I., who became Head of the Ahmadiyya Movement.

In March 1914, when Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Din died, there was a split in the movement, which led to a section of Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya including Maulana Muhammad Ali and other senior members of the Ahmadiyya Movement relocating from Qadian to Lahore. They became known as Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat-i-Islam (Ahmadiyya Association for the Propagation of Islam) or in short as the 'Lahori Party'.

Maulana Muhammad Ali led this movement after its foundation in 1914, organising its world-wide missionary activities, and produced a vast amount of literature in English and Urdu. He translated the Qur'an with a commentary in both English and Urdu. His writings in English include: The Religion of Islam, Muhammad The Prophet, A Manual of Hadith, The New World Order and Living Thoughts of the Prophet Muhammad. He died in 1951.

He was succeeded by Maulana Sadr-ud-Din." (Quote from wikipedia.org) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 339 pages
• Publisher: Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat; 2 edition (June 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 091332115X
• ISBN-13: 978-0913321157
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
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• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent compilation of relevant Hadith (incl. footnotes)., October 3, 1998

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This review is from: A Manual of Hadith (Hardcover)

This book is a great introduction to Hadith for any one, Muslim or non-Muslim. The fact that it contains about 700 Hadith (of which about 2/3 are from Bukhari) arranged under different subjects pertinent to practicing the different facets of Islam, also makes it a good desktop reference.

A unique feature of this book (other than the excellent English translation) is the addition of explanatory footnotes which make it easier to place some of the Hadith in context.

I have not seen a comparable book in the market. I highly reccomend it to anyone wanting to have an accessible collection of authentic Hadith.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fine work, October 11, 2001

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The set of all sets that are not self listing... (NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Manual of Hadith (Hardcover)

In his brief introduction to this work, Mr. Ali states that he has spent 45 years devoted to the task of translating basic Islamic texts into various languages. In this work, the wisdom of a seasoned translator surely shines forth. Here he presents 690 hadith (513 taken from Bukhari), selected exclusively from the most reliable sources. However, in addition to the translation, he also contributes informed introductions to each section, beginning each with Qur'anic citations as well as what I find to be non-controversial, remarkably non-sectarian synopses (Ali was taught in the Ahmadiyyian school, but throughout offers interpretation that is tenable by more than just that school) of the importance of the hadith to Islamic theology. Informative footnotes are throughout. So mindful is he as a translator of the nuances missed in translation that, when pertinent, he comments on possible meanings lost when moving from the original to the target language. Though there are certainly other works that delve more deeply into exegetical issues, I have found fewer sources that more accessibly offer the Hadith in English.

The only drawback, for which I cannot bring myself to deduct a venerated "amazonian star", is that during the publication period Ali was not able to collect the needed resources to produce a similar treatment of the historical or prophetical hadith - an ommission that I regret.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good All-around Sampling of Hadith for the Student, June 11, 2001

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This review is from: A Manual of Hadith (Hardcover)

Unlike the other reviewers of this book at this site, I am not a Muslim, and while I would like to think that I have some appreciation of sectarian differences in Islam I cannot say that I understand the nature of the polemic cited in the other reviews. The book is a fine, shipshape collection of hadith with Arabic text and English translation, arranged in an intelligent order; it is hardbound as well, so it is an excellent value to anyone starting out the study of hadith. My interest in the book was as a student of Arabic. As any literate Arab would be familiar with at least the more common hadith, most students of Arabic would be happy to have a reference on the subject which is informative and intelligent without being overly exhaustive, which is exactly what this book is.