Publisher’s Foreword

Dedication

Dr. Taha Husayn's Foreword

The Author’s Response

Definition of the Book

Narrating Hadith Through Denotation:

A General Word:

Introduction of the Second Edition 13

For Truth and History

Introduction To the Third Edition

Al-sunnah

Position of Sunnah in Religion:

Companions and Hadith Relating:

To Lie Against Messenger of Allah:

Fabricating Lies Against the Prophet After His Death:

The Companions Criticizing Each Other:

Narrating Hadith By Meaning and Disagreement Among Scholars:

Forms of Tashahhud:

Word of Monotheism:

Examples On Narrating Hadith By Meaning Hadith of Islam and Faith:

Hadith of Ali’s Sahifah:

Disadvantage of Narrating Hadith Through Meaning

Detriment of Narration Through Meaning Linguistically and Rhetorically

Narration in Islam

Composition of Hadith and Its Causes

Detriment of Tales and Talebearer:

The Abbasid State:

The Righteous Fabricators

Ka’b Al-ahbar: 245

Wahb Ibn Munabbih:

Abd Allah Ibn Sallam:

Ka’b and Umar:

Ka’b’s Cunning and Stratagem:

Some Companions Relating From Jewish Rabbis:

Political Stratagem

Ka'b and Mu'awiyah:

Masihiyyat in Hadith

Abu Hurayrah

Shaykh Al-mudirah:

His Imposture (tadlis)

First Narrator Accused in Islam:

His Reporting From Ka'b Al-ahbar:

Abu Hurayrah Follows the Umayyads:

Fabrication of Traditions Against Ali

Narrations of Great Companions

Ambiguous Traditions

The Twelve Caliphs:

Al-dajjal (impostor) 447

Tadwin Al-qur'an:

Revelation Scribes:

A Meditative Pause:

Tadwin Al-hadith: 468

Writing of Hadith Was Forcibly Done:

Stages of Changeability of Tadwin:

Effect of Delay in Tadwin:

The Shiah and Writing of Hadith

Parts of Khabar:

Best Care Was Given To Sanad:

Famous Hadith Books

Malik and His Muwatta’:

Al-bukhari and His Book

Muslim and His Book

Are Sahihayn Containing Most Correct Traditions?

Abu Dawud

Al-tirmidhi

Al-nasa’i

Musnad Ahmad

Ahmad Reporting From an Apostate Companion:

Jarh and Ta’dil

Reliability of the Companions

Adopting Reliability of All the Sahabah

Hypocrites Among Sahabah and Surat Al-tawbah:

Sorcery Hadith Is of Ahad:

Asking For Hadith Without Fiqh (and What the Traditionists Nicknamed With)

Conclusion

The Greatest Calamity Inflicted Islam:

Aspects of Preponderance Contain Contradiction:

Rules and Principles

Original Rules of Rituals and Transactions:

Bibliography

Light On the Muhammadan Sunnah Or Defence of the Hadith

Publisher’s Foreword
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Dear reader, the book put forth before you needs not an introduction, as
its fame being greater than to be introduced. It is truly a languished
journey on a way of tearing asunder the covers that defamed – whether
deliberately or unknowingly – the character of our master Muhammad (may
Allah’s peace and benediction be upon him and his Progeny). We will
never draw the long-bow when claiming that the book Adwa’ \`ala
al-Sunnah al-Muhammadiyyah (Lights on the Muhammadan Sunnah) is a bomb
among a bulky heap of falsified and fabricated traditions, which will
act to unveil the truth of the greatest man history has ever known of.

This book is, undoubtedly, a brave and intrepid dedication for defending
the Messenger of humankind, Muhammad (may God’s peace and benediction be
upon him and his Progeny). Its author’s position can never be more than
a sincere companion undertaking the task of defending his Prophet in the
Battle of Uhud or Hunayn.

Throughout course of history many traditions were, wrongfully and
against Allah’s Will, ascribed to the Messenger of Allah (S), which he
never uttered at all.

Had not that quantity of false and fabricated and even hazardous
traditions been there, no one among those having mean and debased
morality like Salman Rushdie, would have ever dared speaking ill of the
Messenger of Allah (God’s peace and benediction be upon him and his
Progeny). And future, undoubtedly, will be brighter, with emergence of
new other realities and other pioneer studies, whereat clouds of
darkness shall verily disperse and

sun of truth shall rise, God-willing.

In this connection, Ansarian Foundation finds it necessary to present
its gratitude and veneration to brother Hasan M. Najafi, in recognition
of his good efforts and toilsome endeavour in translating, editing and
supervising the printing of this book. We implore the Beneficent Allah
to reward him for this work, in which he sought nothing but God’s
pleasure and favour.

We implore the Omnipotent the Almighty to help him to achieve more and
more munificent contributions to the Islamic cause. He is Hearer and He
is Responsive.

Ansariyan Foundation
