A Rawi and A Riwayah

TURKISH ISLAMIC STUDIES series (TISs) For over two centuries, scholars in Türkiye have produced a rich and sophisticated body of work across Islamic sciences and intellectual history. Yet this scholarship has remained insufficiently visible in global academic discourse, while Western and Orientalist studies have long circulated widely in Turkish translation. The Turkish Islamic Studies series (TISs) responds to this imbalance by introducing major works of Turkish Islamic scholarship to international readers through carefully supervised English translations. The series aims to foster a more reciprocal exchange of knowledge and to open Türkiye's Islamic scholarly heritage to the world. About this Volume In "a Rawi and a Riwayah", Sabri Kızılkaya presents a methodological study of ?adith authentication and interpretation through the integrated analysis of isnad and matn. Rather than treating transmission chains and textual content as separate fields, the work examines how they may be read together to understand the formation, circulation, and reception of a report. Centred on a fitan tradition concerning the fire of the ?ijaz and its illumination of the necks of camels in Busra, the study traces the report across early sources and later interpretive literature. It analyzes isnad form, isnad content, textual form, and textual content, while engaging modern debates on dating, matn criticism, Orientalist scholarship, and alternative ?adith methodologies. By combining classical Muslim methods with contemporary analytical tools, this volume contributes to debates on authenticity, interpretation, and the methodological future of ?adith studies. Opening Türkiye's Islamic scholarship to the world.