On the controversy in Kano and the planned public debate
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Wed Feb 10 2021
Hausa-speaking Muslims are looking forward to a debate coming up in Kano later this month. This “debate” appears to be the latest iteration of the historical encounter that has pitched those who have raised objections to the validity of Sunni prophetic traditions and the narrative integrity of the companions of the Prophet against those who have upheld same. The former includes orientalists, Shi’ites, Mu’tazilites and reformist/modernist Sunni Muslims, while the latter are Orthodox Sunni scholars from both Salafi/Athari/Izala and Ash’ari/Sufi persuasions. The trustworthiness of the ultimate transmitters of hadiths and the validity of the recorded traditions of the Prophet constitute the bone of contention. In Sunni Islam, since al-Shafi’i, authentic hadiths have been regarded as revealed truth just like the Qur’an, and with similar legislative powers. They are considered unimpeachable.
Ranchi: The Jharkhand Legal Services Authority (Jhalsa) has bagged a national and a world record for disbursing Rs 1,398.20 crore, the largest amount to be disbursed to beneficiaries in one day, after disposing of over 35,000 cases.
The feat was achieved in a lok adalat held on November 26 to commemorate the 71st Constitution Day. The programme was organized via the virtual mode from the Nyay Sadan here. As many as 35,133 matters were decided in the lok adalat and Rs 1398.20 crore was disbursed to the beneficiaries.
Compassionate appointment letters were also handed over to 497 candidates in the lok adalat, Jhalsa executive chairman Justice H C Mishra said on Sunday. While the national award has been presented by the India Book of Records, the certificate for achieving the world record has been presented by the World Records, India.