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Advanced Polemics · Lesson 1 · 22 min

Hadith reliability and contradictions

Critique the ḥadīth corpus on its own terms — isnād limits, contradictory reports, what classical Muslim scholars themselves graded.

Reading path

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  1. Read

    Hadith reliability and criticism

    Classical isnād/rijāl + late compilation, common-link, Mawḍūʿāt, Goldziher, Schacht, Brown.

  2. Topic hub

    Ḥadīth and tradition

    Background on the ḥadīth corpus and its role in Islamic life.

  3. Read

    What are the ḥadīth?

    Intro-level orientation to the ḥadīth before the deep critique.

  4. Read

    How should a Christian handle a difficult ḥadīth?

    Pastoral guidance for raising hard ḥadīth without contempt.

Practice

Try the conversation in a safe place before you have it for real.

Practice scenario

Hadith reliability — with a confident dawah speaker

Practice the deeper response with a confident dawah speaker.

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