Those researching on Hadith and early Islamic texts, how does the community looks at Dr. Jonathan Brown and his research on Hadith literature? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Those researching on Hadith and early Islamic texts, how does the community looks at Dr. Jonathan Brown and his research on Hadith literature?

by Intern_MSFT

His university profile: http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/brownj2/

An article that I came across on Hadith, a transcription of his talk: http://muslimmatters.org/2014/04/25/hadith-between-muslim-conviction-western-criticism-dr-jonathan-brown/1/

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He's probably one of, if not the, leading researcher in the field. I always recommend his "Hadith: Muhammad's Legacy" book to people who want an overview of hadith. His dissertation on the Cannonization of Bukhari and Muslim is also a fascinating, albeit dense, read.