Typology of Hadith Books

The teachings of religion are crystallized in the Qur'an and Sunnah, and the access to Sunnah is possible only by referring to narrative texts. Therefore, knowledge of hadith books is necessary for experts in the sciences and knowledge of hadith. The present book aims to provide a background for understanding the different methods of writing hadith and also to get acquainted with dozens of hadith sources. One of the advantages of this book is the study of the methods of hadith books and the teaching of stylistics. During fifteen lessons and with the aim of introducing different styles, while analyzing different historical periods, the author explains the stages and developments in the methods of collecting and compiling and acquaints researchers with the new knowledge of stylistics in the sciences of hadith.