Fragment of 'Al-Jami'al al Sahih'

Title

Year/Period

14 Rejab 634 or 4 April 1235 CE

Region

North Africa or Spain

Object Type

religious texts, fragments (object portions)

Material

ink, parchment (animal material)

Technique

calligraphy (process)

Dimension

Object size: L: 21.5,
x W: 27.8cm

Accession No.

1998-01537

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

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.