نواب حاجی محمد اسحاق خان بہادر
(مولانا عبدالسلام ندوی)
نہایت افسوس ہے کہ علی گڑھ کالج کے آنریری سیکریٹری نواب حاجی محمد اسحاق خان بہادر نے پچھلے مہینے دل کی حرکت بند ہوجانے سے دفعتہ انتقال کیا، مرحوم مختلف خوبیوں کے بزرگ تھے اس لئے قوم میں مختلف حیثیتوں سے ان کا ماتم کیا جارہا ہے، ہم بحیثیت ایک علم دوست بزرگ کے ان کی موت پر آنسو بہاتے ہیں۔ (نومبر ۱۹۱۸ء)
This research addresses Islam's view of the social ties that man creates by virtue of his living among the people or in which he borns as its member, and aims to answer several questions about the relationship of these social ties with the Islamic brotherhood bond that Islam has brought. Does Islam recognize the social ties? On which basis does Islam recognize them and why? What is their position in front of Islamic brotherhood? How does Islam invest these ties to achieve religious, psychological and social security? Are there any conditions that Islam has developed to recognize and nurture these ties? The answer to these questions comes through the Qur’ānic texts, the prophetic Hadiths and the events of the Prophet's biography, based on open and direct reference, and away from the ambiguous interpretations or weak evidences; in order to clarify this matter clearly, and to check the validity of the results of the study.
This doctoral thesis is an attempt to critically analyze the approaches and views of orientalists or “Ḥadīth Literature”. Central point has been to explore different misconceptions and misleading findings made by orientalists in the field of Ḥadīth Sciences. The key point of orientalists approaches is that they always worked on “Ḥadīth Literature” through the patron of secularism and biaroners. This thesis has been divided into five chapters. The first chapter deals with the basic and historical concept of orientalism. The intellectual history and methodology of orientalists has been discussed thoroughly. The second chapter presents “Authority of Ḥadīth and Sunnah as a second Source of Islamic Law. The status and importance of Ḥadīth has been discussed in detail. The third chapter commences with the preservation, compilation and diffusion of Ḥadīth and Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad ( S. A. W. ) . The different methods of the preservation and diffusion of Ḥadīth discussed in detail. The fourth chapter deals with the views and approaches adopted by the Orientalists about Ḥadīth Literature. In this chapter content criticism of Ḥadīth and the sources of confirmation have also been discussed. The last chapter deals with the “Authority and Authenticity of Isnād system in Ḥadīth”. In this chapter Isnad system, Asma ur-Rijal, Ilm al Jarh wa ta‘dīl, mandatory qualities for the tadīl of a transmitter, classification of Aḥādīth, and Isnad system also discussed in detail. At the end concluding remarks and recommendations presented. As a conclusion, an effort has been made to present the true, authentic and authoritative picture of Ḥadīth Literature. I hope this thesis will contribute something new to the Ḥadīth academia. This research will also open new avenues for the future researchers to further explore the core issue and give awareness to the Muslim Ummah about their due role in this regard.