TY - BOOK AU - Zakariyyā,Muḥammad TI - The differences of the Imams AV - KBP 450 .M8413 2004 U1 - 340.5/9 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Santa Barbara, Calif. PB - White Thread Press KW - Hadith KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Sunna KW - Islamic law KW - Interpretation and construction KW - Sources N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The chief reason for the differences of narrations during the era of Allah's messenger -- The second reason : a special case is taken as a general order -- Apparent contradictions in the hadiths -- A general order is taken as a special case --A difference of perception -- Intentional action verses coincidence -- Underlying causes -- Words have multiple meanings -- Different types of injunctions -- Affectionate injunctions vs. cautionary injunctions -- Compelling interpretations -- Two categories of laws -- Fundamental and subsidiary differences -- Differences : a source of mercy -- Prejudice toward any school -- Narration by meaning -- Abrogation -- The problem of human error -- Love for Allah's messenger -- Excessive links between narrators -- Weak narrators -- Fabrication of hadiths -- Tampering with sound narrations -- The main reason for the differences between the Imams -- Types of hadiths -- The basis of rejection and preference -- Assessment of a narrator -- The indispensability of the principles of hadiths -- The most basic reason for differences -- The opinions of the Imams are all from the hadiths -- Example of the Multi-faceted methods of inferring -- Summary of the above discussion -- The parable of the Imams of hadith -- Inference in our times -- The approach of the Hanafi school of thought UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0417/2004008321.html ER -