Mahnaz Heydarpoor (London...

Mahnaz Heydarpoor (London: New City 2002) “Her analysis of love in Christianity is scholarly and insightful, but it will be her exposition of the centrality of love in Islamic theology and ethics that will be of particular interest to many western readers, Christians and others. It is to be hoped that Mahnaz’s initiative will be reciprocated by many more scholars searching, like her, for grounds for dialogue to further mutual appreciation and understanding between Islam and Christianity.” (Dr.

Denis Bates) ISBN: 0 904287 79 3 Introduction to Hadith by ‘Abd al-Hadi al-Fadli Translated by Mrs. Nazmina Virjee (London: Islamic College for Advanced Studies, 2002) This work studies the origins and development of Hadith literature.

It treats the subject of Hadith from different perspectives, such as the historical beginning of the science, the onset of Hadith literature, compilation of Hadith works, the terminology and methodology within the science itself, authenticity and weakness of traditions, and the whole phenomenon of fabrication. The same publication also includes a translation of one of the classical texts on the science of Hadith, Dira yat al-Hadith, by the renowned tenth-century scholar al- Shahid al-Thani.