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[quote]Assalam-u-Alaikum,

[quote] “How can you rely on a source which was written 200 years after completion of the Quran. It contradicts itself and the Quran. There are numerous contradictions within the hadith. If these contradictions are so obvious how can you trust anything within the hadith.” [/quote]Historic events and happenings can often not be known with absolute certainty. However, there can at least be a high probability that they are correct. The way of the historians in such instances has always been to accept historic information if there is nothing to invalidate it and if it fits in alongside the facts. There are indeed numerous Ahadith going back to the Prophet (p) with complete chains of narrators and also enough information on their personality. The Ahadith scholars have invented a whole new science in their study of the accuracy of Ahadith which historians worldwide have come to admire. Had we rejected all historic information merely on the grounds that they are not 100 % facts, then we would have very little knowledge of our history today.

All Ahadith do not contradict each other. There is an enormous amount of Ahadith that are authentic, and in complete harmony with what is in the Qur’an, the Sunnah and established facts. If this is so, should we then reject it merely because it is not an absolute certainty, even though we cannot find anything wrong in it? Is this how little importance we give to knowledge on the life of the Prophet (p)?

[quote] “How on earth did the muslims interpert the Quran for 250yrs until the hadith came long.” [/quote]The first Muslims would have interpreted the Qur’an in light of its context and style. They would have understood its language best. But they also would have had knowledge of its background. The Ahadith provide us with background information and such a thing for a piece of literature is always of value. There is no doubt about that.

[quote] “What is the point of an hadith when it merely confirms what is in the Quran” [/quote]The Ahadith do not merely confirm what is in the Qur’an, they are a historic source on the life of the Prophet (p).

[quote] ”God has used the word Hadith approx 18 times in the Quran every mention is to condemn any hadith other than the Quran. Are you seriously suggesting that God was not aware what the word hadith would come to symbolise in the present day or what was the purpose of God stating in the Quran not to believe in any hadith other the ayats and verses of the Quran or not to believe in any hadith other than the Quran. hadith and mullahs have caused endless damage to islam by diverting people away from the true message of God as revealed in the Quran.
It is also astonishing that virtuall all the translations of the Quran the word hadith has not been left just as such.” [/quote]There is nothing astonishing about it whatsoever. The word has a meaning and the meaning is what is important. It was not used as a term in the Qur’an – bottom line! You can say that God knew about the future emergence of Ahadith, but that does not mean that we interpret verses as we desire, taking them out of context and adding new meanings on to them. Why did He not clearly tell them that the “Hadith” He is referring to are those which are going to be compiled by Muhammad’s (p) followers? Why leave it so vague, especially when such a big issue is now being made out of it? What I find astonishing is the lengths that people go to, to invent and clutch unto their own ideas even when it is completely unsupported by the context. Have they forgotten how to interpret a piece of literature?

Lastly, if you haven’t already done so, I would advice you to read through the modules as you will find answers to most of what you have in mind there. It is also a pre-requisite for anyone wishing to take this course. Without it, you would struggle in the quizzes.

regards[/quote]

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