Home›Sources›Hadith as Scripture: Discussions on the Authority of Prophetic Traditions in IslamSourcesHadith as Scripture: Discussions on the Authority of Prophetic Traditions in IslamCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Hadith as Scripture: Discussions on the Authority of Prophetic Traditions in Islam." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/hadith-as-scripture-discussions-on-the-authority-of-prophetic-traditions-in-islam.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Hadith as Scripture: Discussions on the Authority of Prophetic Traditions in Islam. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/hadith-as-scripture-discussions-on-the-authority-of-prophetic-traditions-in-islamCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-hadith-as-scripture-discussions-on-the-a, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Hadith as Scripture: Discussions on the Authority of Prophetic Traditions in Islam}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/hadith-as-scripture-discussions-on-the-authority-of-prophetic-traditions-in-islam}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXAisha Musa's study works from the documented historical debate over hadith authority within Islamic scholarship, including the Quranist rejection of that authority, tracing the actual arguments named parties have made rather than asserting one side's position as settled fact. That direct engagement with a real, named scholarly and sectarian controversy is the study's real evidentiary basis. This record has not independently traced further scholarly response to Musa's specific claims since 2008. Use it for established facts about this debate over hadith authority and the named positions within it; an academic study of the controversy itself, not a source on the specific content of any one hadith collection such as Sahih Muslim or Kitab al-Kafi, which needs a source focused on that collection directly.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (174 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Aisha Musa's study working from the documented historical debate over hadith authority within Islamic scholarship, including the Quranist rejection of that authority, tracing the actual arguments named parties have made rather than asserting one side's position as settled.NotesWell-attestedAisha Musa's scholarly study of debates over the authority of hadith as a source of Islamic law and doctrine, including the Quranist rejection of hadith authority. Use for established facts about this debate and the named positions within it; an academic study of the controversy itself, not a source on the specific content of any one hadith collection such as Kitab al-Kafi, which needs a source focused on that collection.CitationAuthorWell-attestedAisha Y. MusaPublisherWell-attestedPalgrave MacmillanPublication YearWell-attested2008URLWell-attestedhttps://archive.org/details/hadith-as-scriptureSource TypeWell-attestedacademic monographClaims Backed By This Source (174 claims)This source backs 174 claims across the atlas. As facts: 90 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 22 holds, 2 connected, 3 critiqued Here, 24 rejected Here. Plus 32 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicScriptures & Texts, 90 claims: 35 well-attested, 16 holds, 24 rejected Here, 15 general references.Articles, 27 claims: 22 well-attested, 2 connected, 3 general references.Denominations, 21 claims: 15 well-attested, 5 holds, 1 general references.Historical Figures, 11 claims: 5 well-attested, 6 general references.Beliefs & Restrictions, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 2 general references.Doctrines, 8 claims: 1 holds, 3 critiqued Here, 4 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Figures, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested90ArticlesA Book Built to Resolve ContradictionA Book for the Believer With No Jurist at HandA Lifetime on the Road for a Sound ChainChain, Text, and the Grading of a ReportClosing the Four Books, Not the ArgumentDivine Sayings, the Quran-Only Argument, and Modern DoubtFirst Among the Four Books, and Still Argued OverGrown From a CommentaryHistory, Diversity and ReachOne Hadith, Every Chain, in One PlaceQuranism's Rejection of Scholarly Consensus as a Source of LawThe Abridgement That Became the CanonThe Doctrine That the Quran Alone Can BindThe Larger of al-Tusi's Two BooksThe Quran AloneThe Sunni Six and the Shia FourThird of Four, Third ReadTwo Decades in Baghdad, and Three PartsBeliefs & RestrictionsScholarly Consensus Carries No Authority Over the BelieverThe Quran Alone Binds and Hadith Carries No Legal AuthorityDenominationsQuranismHistorical FiguresAhmad ibn Shuayb an-NasaiMuhammad ibn Ismail al-BukhariMuslim ibn al-HajjajScriptures & TextsAl-IstibsarHadithJami at-TirmidhiKitab al-KafiMan La Yahduruhu al-FaqihSahih al-BukhariSahih MuslimSunan Abu DawudSunan an-Nasa'iSunan Ibn MajahTahdhib al-AhkamSourcesHadith as Scripture: Discussions on the Authority of Prophetic Traditions in IslamScholarly debate1Beliefs & RestrictionsThe Quran Alone Binds and Hadith Carries No Legal AuthorityHolds22DenominationsQuranismDoctrinesTawhidScriptures & TextsHadithThe QuranConnected2ArticlesQuranism's Rejection of Scholarly Consensus as a Source of LawThe Doctrine That the Quran Alone Can BindCritiqued Here3DoctrinesIjma (Scholarly Consensus)Qiyas (Analogical Reasoning)Usul al-fiqhRejected Here24Scriptures & TextsAl-IstibsarDa'a'im al-IslamHadithJami' al-Rabi'Jami at-TirmidhiKitab al-KafiMan La Yahduruhu al-FaqihMusnad al-Imam ZaydSahih al-BukhariSahih MuslimSunan Abu DawudSunan an-Nasa'iSunan Ibn MajahTahdhib al-AhkamGeneral References32ArticlesQuranism's Rejection of Scholarly Consensus as a Source of LawThe Doctrine That the Quran Alone Can BindWhat Rejecting Consensus Costs the Quranist Legal MethodBeliefs & RestrictionsScholarly Consensus Carries No Authority Over the BelieverThe Quran Alone Binds and Hadith Carries No Legal AuthorityDenominationsQuranismDoctrinesIjma (Scholarly Consensus)Qiyas (Analogical Reasoning)TawhidUsul al-fiqhFiguresJafar al-SadiqHistorical FiguresAbu Dawud al-SijistaniAhmad ibn Shuayb an-NasaiAl-TirmidhiIbn MajahMuhammad ibn Ismail al-BukhariMuslim ibn al-HajjajScriptures & TextsAl-IstibsarDa'a'im al-IslamHadithJami' al-Rabi'Jami at-TirmidhiKitab al-KafiMan La Yahduruhu al-FaqihMusnad al-Imam ZaydSahih al-BukhariSahih MuslimSunan Abu DawudSunan an-Nasa'iSunan Ibn MajahTahdhib al-AhkamThe QuranComments (0)No comments yet. 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