Muslim Tradition: Studies in Chronology, Provenance and Authorship of Early Hadith (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization)
In Muslim tradition G. H. A. Juynboll undertakes a broad-ranging review of the closely linked questions of date, authorship and origin of hadiths, i.e. the traditions of the prophet. Hadiths which record the sayings and deeds of the prophet Muhammad, are central to Islamic teaching and beliefs and command a respect in the Islamic world second only to the Qur'an.