HADITH (TRADITIONS OF THE PROPHET)
1. .(a) Analyse the characteristics of forged Hadith.
(b) Explain the damage caused by forged Hadith on the teachings of Islam.
2. (a) Describe the early life of Imam Bukhari.
(b) Explain the procedure he used in the collection and compilation of his sahih.
3. Discuss the methods used by the following in the collection and compilation of Hadith:
(a) al – Timidhi,
(b) Abu Daud.
4. Examine the methods of collection of hadith used by the early collectors
5. Examine the classfi cation of Hadith with regard to their degree of authority.
6. Analyse the theme of Hadith al Qudsi.
7. (a) Discuss the challenges a Muslim in a secular state may face in his desire to follow Sharia.
(b) Suggest ways of overcoming these challenges.
8. (a) Explain the conditions under which Ijma is applied as a source of law.
(b) Discuss the views of scholars on valid Ijma.
9. Examine the arguments of scholars over the characteristics of Faradh and Wajib.
10. (a) Analyse the teachings of Islam on magic.
(b) Why is magic condemned?
11. Examine the development of the sources of Sharia during the period of the four rightly guided caliphs.
12. Discuss the contribution of the Hanafi School of law to Islamic jurisprudence.
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