Discussion of means used from the earliest years by which the Sunnah was preserved. This session will concentrate on the beginnings of the use of the isnaad (“chain of authorities”), hadith and narrator evaluation, etc.
Prerequisite: NONE.
Text: The authority and Importance of the Sunnah by Jamaal Zarabozo; Studies in Early Hadith Literature by M. M. Azami
Explanation of the well-known book available in English and Arabic, covering the basic material and then highlighting most interesting topics. This session will concentrate on various aspects of tahaarah (“purity”).
This session will concentrate on the means that help one along the path of purification and those aspects that cause harm to one’s process of purification.
