2017 CONFERENCE ON ISLAM IN NIGERIA

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    MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT HADITH: A CLARION-CALL FOR UNITY AMONG NIGERIAN MUSLIMS (Download)

    Author(s):
    A.A. Waliyullahi, adeyemiwaliyullah@gmail.com, +2348167041223
    A.A. Teslim, akinwaleteslim88@gmail.com, +2347065044132

    Abstract: Misconceptions about the interpretation of the prophetic traditions have been claimed to have precipitated uncompromising controversies and rejoinders among the Muslim scholars in the past and present time, especially in the contemporary Nigeria. It all began as a result of different perceptions deduced by the Mu?adith?n (Traditionists) regarding the verbal reports, deeds and tacit approval of the Prophet. This research paper shall critically examine the historical trends of ?ad?th development and preservation from the Prophetic era till the period of the T?bi??n, the modalities adopted in the study of ?ad?th and the roles played by the Muslim scholars in Nigeria to shed light on the misconstrued A??d?th. Historical and analytical methods shall be adopted in this study to pinpoint the genesis of ?ad?th misconceptions, the expositions on selected issues that sprouted up in the recent time, as well as the rudiments of becoming a scholar of ?ad?th; proffering virile antidotes to the misconstruction of ?ad?th content (Matn) and the spurious fabrications made by some religious leaders, so that the Nigerian Muslims would curtail the conflict of intellectualism that linger on among themselves regardless of their doctrinal differences.