An Introduction to Sahih al Bukhari, A5

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An Introduction to Sahih al Bukhari : New,
'Author's Biography, Recensions and Manuscripts'
[A5] Paperback - pages,
**Compiled by Mustafa al-Azami,
Translation with Notes by Muntasir Zaman,
Published by Turath.

Description :

Sahih al-Bukhari is unsurprisingly the most widely recognised book among Muslims after the Qur'an. Curious readers of Imam Bukhari’s, may Allah be pleased with him, magnum opus are often left with burning questions that lie beyond its contents.

Who was Imam Bukhari?
How and why did he write the Sahih?
How was it transmitted?
Are there any reliable extant manuscripts of the work?

In this introduction, Dr. Mustafa al-A'zami answers these questions in a simple and accessible manner. This translation, alongside added annotations and appendices, presents and expands on al-A'zami’s research for an English readership, for whom there is a dearth of resources on the subject.

Review :

“The present translation performs a valuable service in its posthumous presentation of Dr. A'zami’s research on Imam Bukhari’s intellectual biography, critical modus operandi in compiling his Sahih, and details of the Sahih’s various transmissions and codices. The translator’s exceptional annotations and appendices only enhance an already rich text for those interested in the history of the preservation of Imam al-Bukhari’s seminal work.”

Table of Contents :

---Translator's Preface,

Chapter [1].
---[1]. Imam Bukhari's Life & Times,
------Family,
------Travels, Study and Authorship,,
------Memory, Knowledge and Intelligence,
------Scholarly Praise,
------Teachers and Students,
------Demise,
------Works.

---[2]. Compilation of the Sahih,
------Stage 1. Selecting Narrators,
------Stage 2. Criteria for Writing Hadiths,
------Stage 3. Selection of Material,
------Stage 4. Compilation of Master Works,
------Stage 5. Multiple Revisions,
------Stage 6. Continuous Improvements,
------The Place of the Sahih's Compilation,
------The Original Exemplar (Asl) of Sahih al-Bukhari,
------The Style of Sahih al-Bukhari's Original Examplar.

---[3]. Transmitters of the Sahih,
------Transmitters from Firabri,
------[Details on] the Transmitters from Firabri,
------Transmitters from Kushmihani.

Chapter [2].
---The Role of Isnad in Islamic Civilisation,
---Chapter : The Statement of a Hadith Scholar :
------He Narrated to us or he related to us.

Chapter [3].
---The Yununiyyah: The Most Prominent Manuscript of Sahih al-Bukhari,
---Hafiz Yunini's Curriculum Vitae,
------Scholarly Praise,
------His Scholarly Attention to al-Jami' as-Sahih,
---The Yununiyyah Manuscript,
---Secondary Copies,
------First; Ghazali's handwritten manuscript,
------Second; The handwritten copy of Abdullah ibn Salam al-Basri,
------Third; The handwritten manuscript of Nuwayri,
------The Sultaniyyah Edition,
------An Overview of the Sultaniyyah Edition,
---Imam Nuwayri's Manuscript,
------Description of the Manuscript,
------Reading Certificates.

Appendices:
---Author's Appendix,
---Translator's Appendix 1,
------Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Firabri,
---Translator's Appendix 2,
------Saghani's Manuscript of Sahih al-Bukhari,
------Biography,
------Saghani's Manuscript of the Sahih,
------Conclusion.
---Translator's Appendix 3,
---Selected Bibliography.