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The fast of ‘Ashura was prescribed before the fasts of Ramadan. The Jews observed it and so did the people of Arabia before the dawn of Islam.

It is related by Imam Bukhari on the authority of Ibn-i-Abbas that when the Prophet came to Madinah he found that the Jews observed the fast of ‘Ashura. He enquired about it from them and was told that it was the day on which God had delivered the Children of Israel from the enemy and Moses used to keep a fast on it as an expression of gratitude to the Almighty. The Prophet thereupon, remarked that ‘Moses has a greater claim upon me than upon you,’ and he fasted on that day and instructed his followers to do the same.  Read more... (2557 words, 2 images, estimated 10:14 mins reading time)

Although the task of preserving of Ahadith through all the four ways mentioned earlier including compilations in written form, has been performed with due diligence throughout the first four centuries of Islamic history, yet it does not mean that all the traditions narrated or compiled in this period have been held as true and reliable.  Read more... (442 words, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

The Sunnah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad has been accepted as an important source of Islamic law, next in importance only to the Holy Quran. This status of the sunnah has remained unchallenged and undisputed throughout the cenwries. There have been many differences among Muslims in their juristic bpinions, but the authority of the Holy Quran and the sunnah of the Holy Prophet was never denied by any jurist. Leaving aside some scattered individuals who separated themselves from the main stream of the Muslim population, nobody has ever refused to accept the sunnah of the Holy Prophet as a sacred source of the Islamic law.  Read more... (225 words, estimated 54 secs reading time)