A Study of John Burton’s Theory on the Origins of the Hadīth

Western scholars have been interested in the origins and historical reliability of ḥadīth literature since roughly third quarter XIX. century. There whose works stand out because their significance for further Hadīth scholarship originality. They all claimed crucial problems regarding transmission its literature, then struggled to solve them through modern methods literary criticism. In this context, John Burton’s (d. 2014) work seems be highly influenced by his predecessors. Yet, idea about role Qur’ān development has still considered original. Hence, Burton could one authors ideas on proven influential enough raise discussions. views history studied from different angles Turkish researchers. But little is known theses literature. This article will focus how theory method manuscripts shaped arguments An Introduction Hadīth. First, there a brief introduction intellectual biography followed an examination main classical scholarship. Second, evaluation summary presented. Finally, conclusions compared with prominent such as Ignaz Goldziher 1921) Joseph Schacht 1969) reviewed Islamic perspective.