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In the second part of our interview with Dr. Joshua Little, we discuss the views of historical-critical scholarship in regard to the authenticity question: Do hadiths reliably go back to the Prophet Muhammad? Note: I was suffering from a fever during this interview... so I start to fade near the end -- apologies in advance! You can follow Dr. Little on Twitter: @IslamicOrigins You can check out his blog at: You can contribute to his Patreon here: You can watch Part 1 of this interview here: 42:47 Prior Probability 47:17 Lateness of the Sources 56:18 Full of Contradictions 01:03:50 Propagandistic Reports 01:07:38 Historical Anachronisms 01:26:13 Supernatural Elements 01:28:13 Reports of Mass Fabrication 01:33:49 Late Isnāds 01:44:30 The Early Usage of the Word “Sunna“ Differs from the Classical Usage 01:52:43 Rapid Numerical Growth in Hadith 01:57:01 Absence of Hadith in Early Sources 02:08:55 Peculiar Patterns Inconsistent with Genuine History 02:18:10 Hadiths Contradict Earlier Sources 02:21:06 Orality Means Less Precision in Transmission 02:31:16 Extreme Variation, Rapid Mutation 02:34:29 Artificial Literary Topoi 02:37:52 Product of Popular Storytelling 02:40:34 Exegesis Pretending to be History 02:43:58 Quranic Amnesia: Discontinuity Between Quranic Milieu 02:50:26 No Effective, Consistent Method --- The Impactful Scholar, MPAC's official YouTube podcast, is brought to you by the MPAC Research Bureau, a part of MPAC (Muslim Public Affairs Council). Please make sure to like, subscribe, comment and share! Subscribe to The Impactful Scholar: Follow The Impactful Scholar on Twitter: MPAC (Muslim Public Affairs Council) Subscribe to MPAC's channel: Like MPAC on Facebook: Follow MPAC on Twitter: Follow MPAC on Instagram: Visit MPAC's website: About the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC): We improve public understanding and policies that impact American Muslims by engaging our government, media, and communities. MPAC and The Impactful Scholar need your help! Please make a donation today: Make sure to let us know that you donated to help The Impactful Scholar.
