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THE TRADITIONS.
Turkey, and India. Not that we think Islám will present any fairer proportions even when deprived of those excrescences which are supposed to have been the preternatural growth of tradition, as long as the Pilgrimage has the so-called divine sanction of the Qurán, and the position of women is regulated by the same "divine oracles."
The following are the six principal collectors of Hadiís received by the Sunni Muhammadans:—
| 1. | Muhammad Ismail Bokhárí.[1] | |
| Born, A.H. 194; died, A.H. 256. | ||
| 2. | Muslim-ibn-i-Hajjáj. | |
| Born, A.H. 204; died, A.H. 261. | ||
| 3. | Abu Isaʾ Muhammad Tirmízí. | |
| Born, A.H. 209; died, A.H. 279. | ||
| 4. | Abu Dáud | Sajistaní, |
| Born, A.H. 202; died, A.H. 275. | ||
| 5. | Abu Abdur Rahmán Nasaí. | |
| Born, A.H. 215; died, A.H. 303. | ||
| 6. | Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn-i-Májah. | |
| Born, A.H. 209; died, A.H. 273. | ||
- ↑ The names in italics denote the usual title of the book.
