There are a variety of opinions about the Sunnah whether it is based on the practice of the Muslim community or on the Hadith etc. In the face of these opinions, it seems pertinent to determine what is the concept of Sunnah in the Muwatta', a earliest comprehensive work on the subject. Our studies demonstrate that the concept of Sunnah in the Muwatta' is not necessarily based on the Hadith i.e. "the past," either verbal or practical. Rather "the past" is judged by "the present". It is also not a simple record of the practice of the Muslim community in Madinah. It is rather a "normative practice of Malik" (al-Sunnah 'indana). This normative practice of Malik was based on the recognized Islamic religious norms and on the accepted standard of conduct derived from the religlous and ethical principles introduced by the Prophet. Later this normative practice of Malik was taken as "the actual practice" of the people of Madinah.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.108837 |
| Date | January 1969 |
| Creators | Guraya, Muhammad Yusuf. |
| Contributors | Adams, Charles J. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Arts. (Department of Islamic Studies.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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