The Qur’an does not constitute the sole source of doctrine and legislation in Islam. During Muhammad’s life and after his death, complementary information of a legislative nature was indeed sought in the study of the words and deeds of the Prophet. These came from the oral tradition. Those who undertook to assemble them in collections made the kind of enquiries, which are always very taxing before recording accounts of past events. They nevertheless had a great regard for accuracy in their arduous task of collecting information. This is illustrated by the fact that for all of the Prophet’s sayings, the most venerable collections always bear the names of those responsible for the account, going right back to the person who first collected the information from members of Muhammad’s family or his companions. A very large number of collections of the Prophet’s words and deeds thus appears under the title of Hadith’s. Al-Bukhari’s work is generally regarded as the most authentic after the Qur’an. One must however, be very wary of certain translations made by Europeans, including the French translation, because they contain inaccuracies and untruths. In recent years, an approved bilingual Arabic/English edition has been provided by Dr Muhammad Muhsin Khan of the Islamic University of Medina. -Dr Maurice Bucaille, (The Bible, The Qur’an & Science,3rd Edition)
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