Encyclopaedia Britannica's reference entry on the Sunnah, the Prophet Muhammad's recorded example as preserved in hadith and its standing as a source of Islamic law second only to the Quran.
Facts
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Encyclopaedia Britannica's entry on the Sunnah is written and edited in-house without an academic peer review process, the middle tier reflecting a professionally fact checked general reference rather than a specialist hadith studies source. NotesA general reference encyclopedia with editorial staff and a long institutional record, continuously revised rather than dated to a single print year. Reliable for the standing of the Sunnah and the hadith sciences that grade it.
Citation
AuthorThe Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
PublisherEncyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
URLhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Sunnah
Source Typereference
Claims Backed By This Source (17 claims)
This source backs 17 claims across the atlas. As facts: 13 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Articles, 10 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 connected, 2 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
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