(September 9, 2016 at 3:10 pm)Alex K Wrote: Given their nature, how could they be forgeries? What would it mean for the Hadiths to be forgeries?
Given their nature, how could they be anything but?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith
Quote:The hadith literature is based on spoken reports that were in circulation in society after the death of Muhammad. Unlike the Qur'an the hadiths were not quickly and concisely compiled during and immediately after Muhammad's life.[3] Hadith were evaluated and gathered into large collections during the 8th and 9th centuries, generations after the death of Muhammad, after the end of the era of the "rightful" Rashidun Caliphate, over 1,000 km (620 mi) from where Muhammad lived.
Different branches of Islam (Sunni, Shia, Ibadi, Ahmadiyya) refer to different collections of hadith, and the relatively small sect of Quranists reject the authority of any of the hadith collections.[10][11]
Fucking mohammed must have gotten around, huh?
