🧵 THREAD: What do rock inscriptions tell us about the authenticity of ḥadīth?
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The Author Tillier thinks ḥadīth dating methodologies based on internal analysis suffers from circular reasoning. He proposes a unique method comparing early rock inscriptions ( invocatory ones, du'ā') with formulae found in ḥadīth collections from first 3 centuries. (1/23)