Mekki Klaina
Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Morocco

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Evaluation of the Impact of Hadith on Social Change in Various Eras of Islamic History Hidayatulah Abdul Rachman; Engkos Kosasih; Muhammad Al Mighwar; Mekki Klaina; Md. Thowhidul Islam
Cakrawala: Journal of Religious Studies and Global Society Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): Desember
Publisher : Yayasan Cendekia Gagayunan Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.63142/cakrawala.v2i2.302

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This study analyzes the role of the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in encouraging social change during three important phases in Islamic history, namely the Khulafaur Rashid, the Umayyad and Abbasid periods, and assesses its relevance in contemporary contexts. This study uses a qualitative approach with a content analysis method on primary and secondary sources that contain hadith and historical records related to social transformation in each period. The results of the study show that during the time of Khulafaur Rashidin, hadith became a normative foundation in organizing socio-political life, including in the distribution of zakat, the protection of minorities, and deliberation in decision-making. In the Umayyad and Abbasid periods, hadith was used as a tool of legitimacy of power, but it also underwent significant codification and standardization, making it an instrument of institutionalized social reform. Contemporary discussions reveal that the values in the hadith remain relevant in promoting social justice agendas, inclusive education, gender equality, and peace. However, challenges arise when the hadith is interpreted textualistically without considering the context and purpose of the shari'a (maqāṣid al-sharī'ah). This study concludes that hadith has great transformative potential if interpreted contextually and progressively, but risks becoming a tool of conservatism if used narrowly. Therefore, hermeneutic and maqāṣid approaches need to be integrated in the understanding of hadith in the modern era.
The Transmissional Methodology of Ibn Ḥazm al-Andalusī Mekki Klaina
AL-IKHSAN: Interdisciplinary Journal of Islamic Studies Vol. 4 No. 1 (2026): Development of Contemporary Islamic Studies
Publisher : Penerbit Hellow Pustaka

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.61166/ikhsan.v4i1.141

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This study examines the transmissional methodology of Abū Muḥammad Ibn Ḥazm al-Andalusī (d. 456/1064) as a unified critical framework governing his engagement with ḥadīth, historical narration, and the scriptures of the People of the Book. Although modern scholarship has examined his legal and theological views, it has largely overlooked the epistemic unity underlying his treatment of transmitted reports. The central problem addressed here is how Ibn Ḥazm’s ḥadīth-based epistemology -grounded in isnād continuity, narrator uprightness (ʿadālah), and precision (ḍabṭ)- shapes both his ḥadīth criticism and his wider approach to historical and scriptural material, particularly the Torah. Methodologically, the study undertakes close textual analysis of Ibn Ḥazm’s major works in ḥadīth, history, and comparative religion, situating them within the Andalusian intellectual milieu and the methodological heritage of the early muḥaddithūn, and then tracing points of convergence with later Jewish and Western biblical criticism. The findings show that Ibn Ḥazm consistently refuses to accept any report without rigorous external verification and careful examination of its wording and implications, extending classical ḥadīth criteria from prophetic reports to historical narratives and to the Old Testament. He thus emerges as an early architect of a dual critique that combines isnād-based external criticism with close textual scrutiny, anticipating elements later systematized by figures such as Ibn Khaldūn, Ibn Ezra, and Spinoza. The study concludes that Ibn Ḥazm’s method constitutes a coherent and original contribution to the history of ḥadīth criticism and historical methodology, and that his role in the genealogy of scriptural criticism deserves renewed scholarly attention.