Title
Fragment of 'Al-Jami'al al Sahih'
Year/Period
14 Rejab 634 or 4 April 1235 CE
Region
North Africa or Spain
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: L: 21.5,
x W: 27.8cm
x W: 27.8cm
Accession No.
1998-01537
Collection of
A 'hadith' is an individual report of the sayings or deeds of the Prophet Muhammad. In the early centuries, the number of hadith multiplied, with some invented to support certain political or legal positions. Scholars collected, authenticated and classified them as 'sahih' (sound), 'hasan' (acceptable), or 'daif' (weak). Bukhari’s (d. 870) collection of hadith, which took 16 years to compile, is the most esteemed.
