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Herbert Berg's Critique of the Approaches and Arguments of Nabia Abbott, Fuat Sezgin & Muhammad Mustafa Azami on Ḥadīth Literature

Herbert Berg (for any one who doesnt know) is a scholar of religion, whose research mainly focuses on the origins of Islam. He has a Ph.D. in the Study of Religion from the University of Toronto, and is currently working as visiting assistant professor in Rhodes College.

This thread will be a showcase of his critique of the arguments and approaches of Nabia Abbott, Fuat Sezgin & Muhammad Mustafa Azami on the Ḥadīth Literature. All the content presented are from his book:

The Development of Exegesis in Early Islam: The Authenticity of Muslim Literature from the Formative Period. UK, Taylor & Francis, 2013. pp. 18-26.

Now let us begin with Bergs critique of Nabia Abbot, and her arguments regarding the existance of a early continuous literary tradition in the early periods of Islam for Ḥadīths:

References from p. 56:

Then let us move to the critique of Berg on Fuat Sezigns arguments of similiar notions about an early literary tradition of Ḥadīth:

References from pp. 56-57:

And lastly, let us view the critique of Berg on Mustafa Muhammad Azamis defenses and arguments regarding the works of Joseph Schacht:

References from p. 57:

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Btw sry for any typos because english is not my main language :D

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