A Manual of Hadith by Ali, Muhammad - 1951

Lahore: Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat Islam, 1951. Book. Fine. Hardcover. N.d. [ca.1951?]. Second Edition (1944). x, 408pp, Preface, Abbreviations, chapter headings include Purification, Adhjan and Iqamah, Prayer Service, Pilgrimage, Jihad, Marriage, Wills and Inheritance, Ethics and The State. 8vo/21,5cm. Blue-green cloth, shelf wear only, in slightly chipped a soiled illustrated dj adhered to boards, one inch closed tear at head of front hinge, chemical spots on one page of Preface, light over-printing on page 1, otherwise internally fine. An official Lahore Anjuman presentation slip addressed to J.P. Hurley, AmConGen, Lahore dated Nov 8, 1959 and signed by its then President, Sadrud-Din, is adhered to the free front end paper. Hadith is defined as a saying. This work is sometimes known as the Sunnah and is a record of what the Prophet Muhammad said, did or approved during his life. This edition was printed verbatim from the first edition. This version is based largely on the Jami' of Muhammad Ismail al-Bukhari (810-870) and of its 690 hadith, 513 are taken from the Bukhari. Maulana Muhammad Ali (1875-1951), M.A., Ll.B., was one of the major leaders and writers of the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam. Companion of the founder, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, he became President of the breakaway Lahore Anjuman or party on its founding in 1914 retaining that position until his death in 1951. During the course of his life he contributed some ten thousand pages in Urdu and six thousand pages in English to Islamic religious literature. Scarce copy of this edition with its rather unique presentation..