أوهام الإمام البزار فى الأسانيد والرجال من خلال مسنده البحر الزخار

Indeed، the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him) is the second sources of Islamic Shariah. It is the sacred knowledge after the Holy Qur’an. It consists of sayings، actions and approvals of the Prophet (peace be upon him). The science of Jarh wa al-Ta’deel (narrator criticism and evaluation) is an important science for the protection of Sunnah. This science comprehensively draws differences of Saḥīḥ from Dha’īf. The religious scholars have started working on Jarh wa al-Ta’deel from the time of companions and successors. Among them a great Moḥaddis was Imām Abu Bakr  Ahmad bin ‘Amr Baẓẓār. He has written the book، “Al-Musnad Al-Bahar Al-Ẓakhkhār”. This book consists of a huge compilation of Aḥadīth and its science. Imām Bazzār has discussed about Asānīd، Ahwāl Rijāl، Ilal Aḥadīth، Mutābi’āt and Tafarradāt. He had adopted a unique research methodology، however، he was among lenient Imāms of Jarh wa al-Ta’deel. Sometimes، he misunderstood reporters and reports. This article attempts to analyze his methodology as a lenient Imām while discussing chains of reporters and reporters of Aḥadīth. This study uses a critical and comparative research methodology to investigate reporters and reports and will be beneficial for researchers and scholars in the field of Hadith and its Sciences.

Risk of Contrast Induced Nephropathy in Hiv Patients Receiving Radiographic Contrast at Three Aga Khan Hospitals

Aim: To study the influence of HIV infection on the development of contrast induced nephropathy in patients receiving radio contrast material Design: Prospective cohort study Patients and setting:One hundred and twenty five (125) HIV positive patients and one hundred and fifty five (155) HIV negative patients selected from in and out patient departments of the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi and Aga Khan Hospitals in Mombasa and Kisumu, were evaluated for the study between August 2008 and August 2009. Methodology: Eligible patients undergoing radiological evaluation requiring the use of radio contrast material were consecutively recruited for the study after which their HIV status was determined. A serum creatinine was determined before and 48 hours after administration of radio contrast material. The percentage change between the two values was calculated for each patient. Analysis was then performed to determine the relative risk of development of Contrast Induced Nephropathy for the HIV positive arm in relation to the HIV negative arm Results: The incidence of contrast induced nephropathy was 12% in the HIV positive group and 14.2% in the HIV negative group (p=0.59) resulting in a non significant relative risk of 0.85 (95 % C.I: 0.458, 1.560). Conclusions: Our findings indicate that HIV infection does not significantly influence the development of contrast induced nephropathy.