Matn
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Matn (Arabic: متن) (literally "body", "text"[1]) is an Islamic term that is used in relation to Hadith evaluation. It means the text of the hadith,[2] excluding the isnad.
[edit] Use
A hadith is made of both an isnad (chain of transmission) matn.
A hadith would typically adopt the following formula:
- "It was related to me by A, on the authority of B, on the authority of C, on the authority of D, from E (here a companion of Muhammad) that the Prophet said: '...' -and the matn would follow.
The matn would most often come in the form of an injunction, proverb, aphorism, brief dialogue or anecdote whose sense might apply to a range of new contexts.[1]
[edit] Shi'a use
The Shi'a science of hadith outright rejects all hadith that they view contradict the Qur'an. This is due to what they perceive as instructions from the Shi'a Imam.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Cervantes [Publicaciones periódicas] : Bulletin of the Cervantes Society of America. Volume VIII, Number 2, Fall 1988 - Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
- ^ matn
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