Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-253) and index.
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A tentative chronology of the origins of Muslim tradition -- The role of qāḍīs in the spreading of traditions -- The man kadhaba tradition and the prohibition of lamenting the dead. An investigation into mutawātir traditions -- An appraisal of muslim ḥadīth criticism. Rijāl works as depositories of transmitters' names -- 'Accepting traditions means knowing the men'.