Focus and Scope

  • Takhrij Hadith: tracing the chain of transmission and sources of hadith, as well as determining the status of the hadith

  • Hadith Terminology (ʿIlm al-Muṣṭalaḥ al-Ḥadīth): theoretical studies and terminology used in the science of hadith

  • Biographical Evaluation (ʿIlm al-Rijāl): analysis of narrators and critique of the chain of transmission

  • Hadith Sources (Maṣādir al-Ḥadīth): evaluation and study of primary hadith collections

  • Regional Hadith Studies: examination of the development and characteristics of hadith scholarship in various regions of the Islamic world