The Canonization of al-Bukhārī and Muslim

The Formation and Function of the Sunnī Ḥadīth Canon

Drawing on canon studies, this book investigates the origins, development and functions of the core of the Sunni ?ad?th canon, the 'Authentic' ?ad?th collections of al-Bukh?r? and Muslim, from the time of their authors to the modern period.

Al-San'ani's Kitâb gaz al-fikra li-muraja'at al-fitra (The Awakening of Thought for a
Return to the Pure Nature [of Islam]) represents an attempt to break theological
discussion out of what he sees is the stupor of taqlid and senseless speculation ...