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Hadith Of The Ark
The Hadith of the Ark ( ar, حدیث السفینة, ḥadīth al-safīna) is a saying (hadith) attributed to the Muhammad, Islamic prophet Muhammad that likens his household (Ahl al-Bayt) to Noah's Ark; whoever turns to them is saved and whoever turns away from them perishes. Reported by both Shia Islam, Shia and Sunni Islam, Sunni authorities, this hadith is of particular significance in Shia Islam, where the Ahl al-Bayt are viewed as the spiritual and political successors of Muhammad. Hadith of the Ark In his ''Chalyat al-maram'', Bahrani cites eleven chains of transmission for this hadith in Sunni sources and seven from Shia sources. In particular, the Sunni Al-Hakim Nishapuri, al-Nishapuri () in his Al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn, ''al-Mustadrak'' includes the following version of the hadith: Similar versions of the hadith also appear in the works of the Sunni Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Ibn Hajar (), Ibn Abdullah Tabari (), al-Suyuti (), Shiblanil and the contemporary Reza Shah-K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadith
Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approval of the Islamic prophet Muhammad as transmitted through chains of narrators. In other words, the ḥadīth are transmitted reports attributed to what Muhammad said and did. Hadith have been called by some as "the backbone" of Islamic civilization, J.A.C. Brown, ''Misquoting Muhammad'', 2014: p.6 and for many the authority of hadith as a source for religious law and moral guidance ranks second only to that of the Quran (which Muslims hold to be the word of God revealed to Muhammad). Most Muslims believe that scriptural authority for hadith comes from the Quran, which enjoins Muslims to emulate Muhammad and obey his judgements (in verses such as , ). While the number of verses pertaining to law in the Quran is relatively few, hadith are co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
