The Blog
This blog is dedicated to modern studies of hadith. More specifically, it is intended to offer a critique of the modern hadith studies from a traditional perspective and to provide a comparison between the two analytical frameworks.
As should be evident from the contents, we do not claim any theological non-committal. We are clearly coming from a position of faith. At the same time, we do believe that this does not incapacitate us to make arguments that can be objectively valid in the wider discussions.
Us
Tahir Muhammad: Just some random dude
Salman Nasir: Born and raised in the United States, after obtaining a degree in Political Science with a minor in Economics from the University of South Alabama, Salman Nasir travelled to Umm al-Qurā University to complete a further BA in Judicial Studies (Dirāsāt Qaḍā’īyyah). To complement this programme’s focus on Fiqh and Usūl al-Fiqh, he studied other subjects, particularly Ḥadīth and Tafsīr, with respected scholars of Makkah. He pursues research in all these disciplines, and is presently submitting his Master’s thesis (also at Umm al-Qurā) concerning Kitāb al-Umm by Imām al-Shāfiʿī. Salman Nasir has conducted private teaching for many years, and has recently delivered advanced classes on Tafsīr, with particular emphasis on al-Taḥrīr wa-l-Tanwīr by Imām Ibn ʿĀshūr.
After Orientalism 