Book Description
This is a comprehensive biographical dictionary compiled by Dr Mohammad Akram Nadwi, documenting over a thousand biographies across seven volumes, focusing on the lives and scholarly contributions of his teachers and those who narrated hadith to him, particularly highlighting Indian scholars often overlooked in Arabic sources.
The work begins with an introduction that looks at the development of hadith in the Indian subcontinent, as well as an explanation of the various types of authorisation and their significance. The remainder of the work provides detailed biographies of Dr Akram's teachers, categorised into seven classes based on their chains of transmission and authorisation.
This book is an invaluable resource for scholars, students, and anyone interested in the preservation and transmission of hadith, providing an essential glimpse into the scholarly heritage of the Indian subcontinent and beyond.
Volumes: 7
Pages: 3840
Language: Arabic
Dr Mohammad Akram Nadwi
Dr Mohammad Akram Nadwi is a world-renowned scholar of Indian origin, who received in-depth training in the traditional Islamic disciplines at Nadwat al-Ulama (Lucknow, India) alongside a PhD in Arabic literature from Lucknow University. He spent several years as a Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies where he conducted research on a number of topics including hadith and Sufi orders in India. He is the author of close to 30 books across the full range of the Islamic Sciences.