Stylistic Markers Of Authenticity In Ḥadīth Texts: An Integrative Framework Bridging ʿilm Al-Ḥadīth And Literary Stylistics
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https://doi.org/10.33102/johs.v10i2.391Keywords:
Hadith Authenticity, Stylistic Analysis, Arabic Rhetoric, Narrative Coherence, Textual CriticismAbstract
This article proposes an integrative framework that bridges classical ʿilm al-ḥadīth and modern literary stylistics to reassess internal markers of authenticity in prophetic discourse. While traditional hadith scholarship has emphasized isnād (chain of transmission) and transmitter reliability, this study shifts analytical focus to the matn (text), exploring its rhetorical structure, semantic density, and narrative coherence. By drawing upon classical Arabic rhetoric and contemporary stylistic theory, the framework highlights how internal linguistic and discursive features can function as epistemic cues for textual integrity. This conceptual approach neither replaces nor overrides classical methodologies; rather, it enriches them by incorporating tools from literary linguistics, discourse analysis, and digital humanities. The model invites interdisciplinary engagement and offers new directions for theorizing hadith authentication at the intersection of tradition, textuality, and modern scholarship.
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