THE AUTHORITY OF SINGLE NARRATIONS "AHAD HADITH" IN MATTERS OF BELIEF AMONG THEOLOGIANS, PAST AND PRESENT "AN ANALYTICAL CRITICAL STUDY"

This study addresses an issue in Sunni doctrinal principles that is directly related to the Prophetic Sunnah, namely: The Authority of Ahad Hadith in Matters of Creed According to Early and Contemporary Theologians.In my approach to this issue, I adopted a critical and analytical methodology.The study is divided into an introduction, two main sections, four subsections, and a conclusion that includes the most important findings and recommendations.In the introduction, following an essential prelude, I outlined the significance of the research, the reasons for selecting the topic, the research objectives, the research problem and its questions, the scope of the research, previous studies, the research methodology, and the research structure.I then proceeded to address the core of the subject in two main sections and four subsections.In the first section, I discussed the concept and authority of Ahad Hadith, which I divided into two subsections: the first subsection clarifies the definition of Ahad Hadith linguistically and terminologically, and the second subsection elaborates on the scholars' views on the validity of using Ahad Hadith as evidence.In the second section, I addressed the central aspect of the entire issue, which is: The Authority of Ahad Hadith in Matters of Creed According to Theologians, Both Past and Present.This section was divided into two subsections: the first subsection discussed the authority of Ahad Hadith in matters of creed according to early theologians, while the second subsection focused on the authority of Ahad Hadith in matters of creed according to contemporary theologians.Finally, I concluded the study with a conclusion that summarized the key findings and recommendations.