Studies on Hadith Methodologies
The studies of hadīth methodology in Republican Turkey started after the first work in Turkish was published in 1928. These studies gained a considerable momentum after 80s and came until today, and according to our survey reached up to 16 volumes in different sizes. It is remarkable that most of these works were produced around academic circles and have the characteristics of a textbook. There occurred some differentiations in terms of content in some of these books that handle classical hadīth methodology (usūl al-hadīth) topics in a modern style. In this article, the historical progress of these works is given in an outlined way firstly, then these works are evaluated in detail, and the outcomes and suggestions for prospective studies are presented lastly.
MASUM ŞENBURÇ
