ISD 225 covers 14 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study
sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked
answers for each one.
Importance of Hadith sciences in Islamic scholarship
Hadith sciences and preservation of the Sunnah
Contribution of Hadith sciences to Islamic jurisprudence
Hadith sciences and understanding of the Qur'an
Classification of Hadith sciences
Science of narration and critical evaluation
Narrator evaluation and Hadith classification
Types of Hadith by transmission and authenticity
Conditions for accepting Hadith
Reasons for rejecting Hadith
A sample from this course
One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.
Concept and scope of Hadith sciences
Hadith sciences (Ilm al‑Hadith) is the systematic study of the sayings, actions and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Mastering its concept and scope equips students to evaluate the authenticity of reports, classify them, and understand their role in deriving Islamic law and theology.
What you get for ISD 225
Every topic above, split into sessions and dated against your exam.
Practice questions per session, with answers that explain themselves.
Offline reading — the whole course is a few hundred KB on your phone.
An AI tutor that answers questions using this course's own material.