ahadith---
I am not a hadith scholar so I cannot adequately answer questions about hadith.
the study of ahadith is a science. It is best done by scholars because of the way they are organized and the method of understanding the context and interpretation. It is best to understand hadith as tools that are used in combination of other tools such as Sunna/Sira and Fiqh....etc
here is an indepth lecture that explains about the hadith tradition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heitI0S9BCo
The hadith ARE NOT revelation. In fact, a comparative study of the linguistics of Quran and ahadith show they are of different authorship.
The Quran is a direct message from God to each individual human being---the Sharia (including hadith/sira/sunna) are the structure that form the "orthopraxy". Islam is mostly about orthopraxy---that is, one DOES Islam. (Islam = submit to God) and Sunna/Sharia shows how one can "submit to God"/Islam. The theology (belief/othodoxy) of Islam begins and ends with "God is One, there is none other". The quest for a Muslim is ---what can one DO for God?". The Quran is the answer to this question. The Sharia...etc...is how Muslims put the Quranic guidance into practice.
From the very beginning, Muslims were not "sola scriptura" or Quran only. This is because the Prophet (pbuh)himself put the Quranic guidance into practice in the community (sunna). (Guidance= principles of ethics, morality, law). It is also why the the nature of the themes between the Meccan verses and Medinan verses differ in that one (earlier) generally focuses more on the individual/soul and the other (later) on community.
IMO, The function/purpose of "religion" between Christianity and Islam is based on 2 very different premises. For 2000 years Christians have been occupied with "theology"---figuring out what exactly they believe.
The Muslim pre-occupation is about how humanity can serve God as individuals and as a community/nation.
I am not a hadith scholar so I cannot adequately answer questions about hadith.
the study of ahadith is a science. It is best done by scholars because of the way they are organized and the method of understanding the context and interpretation. It is best to understand hadith as tools that are used in combination of other tools such as Sunna/Sira and Fiqh....etc
here is an indepth lecture that explains about the hadith tradition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heitI0S9BCo
The hadith ARE NOT revelation. In fact, a comparative study of the linguistics of Quran and ahadith show they are of different authorship.
The Quran is a direct message from God to each individual human being---the Sharia (including hadith/sira/sunna) are the structure that form the "orthopraxy". Islam is mostly about orthopraxy---that is, one DOES Islam. (Islam = submit to God) and Sunna/Sharia shows how one can "submit to God"/Islam. The theology (belief/othodoxy) of Islam begins and ends with "God is One, there is none other". The quest for a Muslim is ---what can one DO for God?". The Quran is the answer to this question. The Sharia...etc...is how Muslims put the Quranic guidance into practice.
From the very beginning, Muslims were not "sola scriptura" or Quran only. This is because the Prophet (pbuh)himself put the Quranic guidance into practice in the community (sunna). (Guidance= principles of ethics, morality, law). It is also why the the nature of the themes between the Meccan verses and Medinan verses differ in that one (earlier) generally focuses more on the individual/soul and the other (later) on community.
IMO, The function/purpose of "religion" between Christianity and Islam is based on 2 very different premises. For 2000 years Christians have been occupied with "theology"---figuring out what exactly they believe.
The Muslim pre-occupation is about how humanity can serve God as individuals and as a community/nation.
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