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Al-Bukhārī - Belal Abu-Alabbas

Al-Bukhārī

The Life, Theology and Legal Thought of Islam’s Foremost Traditionist
Buch | Hardcover
328 Seiten
2026
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
9781474488242 (ISBN)
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The first comprehensive critical biography of Ismāʿīl al-Bukhārī.
Muhammad ibn Ismāʿīl al-Bukhārī (d. 256/870) stands as one of the most distinguished figures in Islamic intellectual history. His magnum opus, the Ṣaḥīḥ, is revered as the most authoritative collection of Prophetic traditions in Sunni Islam and is the most cited book in Islamic history. Beyond its juridical and theological significance, the Ṣaḥīḥ was venerated in pre-modern societies as a source of spiritual blessings, recited to invoke divine favour, seek salvation, and even bring rain. Al-Bukhārī’s legacy endures, shaping Islamic scholarship and devotion to this day.



This pioneering critical study offers the first comprehensive examination of al-Bukhārī’s life, intellectual trajectory and the socio-political landscape that influenced his scholarship. It meticulously analyses his methods of hadith criticism and explores his engagement with the theological and legal discourse of his time. Through an extensive study of the theological debates he engaged with and the masāʾil (legal cases) in which he challenged Ḥanafī authorities, this book sheds new light on the legal landscape that underpinned his work. Providing both historical depth and analytical rigour, it is an essential contribution to the study of Islamic legal and hadith traditions.

Dr Belal Abu-Alabbas, B.A. (Al-Azhar), DPhil (Oxford), is a historian of Islamic intellectual and legal thought (7th–13th centuries). His research focuses on the hadith corpus, Islamic law and theology in the formative and classical periods. Dr Abu-Alabbas has previously held lectureships at the University of Nottingham and the University of Bristol, and a British Academy International Fellowship at the University of Exeter. He currently holds lectureships at Cambridge Muslim College and Al-Azhar University and is a Research Associate at the University of Nottingham. Among his publications are Belal Abu‑Alabbas, Christopher Melchert, and Michael Dann, eds., Modern Hadith Studies: Continuing Debates and New Approaches (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2020) and Belal Abu‑Alabbas, “The Principles of Hadith Criticism in the Writings of al‑Shāfiʿī and Muslim”, Islamic Law and Society 24:4 (2017): 311–35.

Acknowledgements
Note on Dates, Places, and Terms

Introduction: The Need for a New Study of al-Bukhari

1. The Political and Intellectual Context
2. Life and Career
3. Works: Purpose, Composition, and Early Transmission
4. Hadith Criticism
5. Theology
6. The Lafẓ Controversy
7. Political Theology
8. Legal Principles
9. Polemics with Ahl al-Raʾy

Conclusions: Beyond al-Bukhari, Ahl al-Hadith and the Sunni Project

Bibliography

Erscheint lt. Verlag 30.4.2026
Reihe/Serie Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Scripture and Theology
Verlagsort Edinburgh
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Mittelalter
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie Islam
ISBN-13 9781474488242 / 9781474488242
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