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One Islamic interpretation is that individual personal peace is attained by submitting one's will to the Will of Allah. [2] The ideal society according to the Quran is Dar as-Salam, literally, "the house of peace" of which it intones: "And Allah invites to the 'abode of peace' and guides whom He pleases into the right path." [3]
A hadith qudsi need not be a sahih (sound hadith), but may be da'if or even mawdu'. [63] An example of a hadith qudsi is the hadith of Abu Hurairah who said that Muhammad said: When God decreed the Creation He pledged Himself by writing in His book which is laid down with Him: My mercy prevails over My wrath. [64] [non-primary source needed]
He then defines a hadith that is ṣaḥīḥ lighairihi ("ṣaḥīḥ due to external factors") as a hadith "with something, such as numerous chains of narration, strengthening it." [3] [full citation needed] In the Sunni branch of Islam, the canonical hadith collections are the six books (Kutub al-Sittah) listed below.
According to classical Islamic theories, [2] the sunnah are documented by hadith (the verbally transmitted record of the teachings, deeds and sayings, silent permissions or disapprovals of Muhammad), and alongside the Quran (the book of Islam) are the divine revelation delivered through Muhammad [2] that make up the primary sources of Islamic ...
Hadith studies is the academic study of hadith (i.e., what most Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approval of the Islamic prophet Muhammad as transmitted through chains of narrators). [1]
Islamic tradition holds that moral qualities and good actions elevate the status of a man. [44] The Quran and the hadith serve as the primary source of moral and ethical guidance in Islamic theology. Both the Quran and the hadith often speak in emphatic manners to instruct the Muslims to adopt a morally good character.
The scholars of the science of hadith criticism hold that a khabar and, therefore, a hadith can be a true report or a concoction. It is on the basis of this premise that the Muslim scholars hold that a hadith offers a ẓannī (inconclusive/probably true) evidence. It is as though a hadith may have many possibilities on the plane of reliability ...
Peace is an important aspect of Islam, and Muslims are encouraged to strive for peace and peaceful solutions to all problems. However, the teachings in the Qur'an and Hadith allow for wars to be fought if they can be justified. [8] According to James Turner Johnson, there is no normative tradition of pacifism in Islam. [9]