The George Washington University
Joel Blecher is Associate Professor of History at the George Washington University and the author of Said the Prophet of God: Hadith Commentary across a Millennium (University of California Press, 2018), which explores the rich history of the practice of hadith commentary in the times and places it flourished the most—classical Andalusia, medieval Egypt, and early modern India. Weaving together tales of public debates, high court rivalries, and colonial politics with analyses of ethnographic field notes and fine-grained arguments adorning the margins of manuscripts, this book opens new avenues for scholars who study commentary traditions over long periods of time and geographical expanses. An Arabic translation was recently completed by Dr. Ahmad Mahmud Ibrahim (Kuwait: Nohoudh Press, 2021).
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