THE HADITH DATABASE CD-ROM
The Encyclopaedia of Hadith CD-ROM contains a database which includes
all the hadith collections provided in printed form, which may be accessed
by searches of various kinds and of various degrees of complexity.
SPECIAL FEATURES OF
THE HADITH DATABASE CD-ROM
1. Printing
The user of the database may save the data collected either to paper
or to word processing files. This data may include lists of references
as well as the vocalised texts of the hadiths themselves.
2. The ‘Add to favourites’ function:
This function allows the user at any point in his searching to seamlessly
add any hadith or other reference to a favourites list simply by a right-click
of the mouse.
At the end of his searching he can print out or save this favourites or
reference list for use later or for looking up the references in the printed
hadith volumes.
3. Choosing a Search Range
The high-speed search algorithm facilities are rendered more efficient
still by selecting the hadith collection or collections in which the search
is to be made.
4. Searching the Database
Any word, or series of letters or numbers, can be the basis of a search.
The programme displays the number of ‘hits’, and also allows
the user to make simultaneous searches for separate items. Double-clicking
on the segment of text found brings up the entire vocalised hadith.
The following search types are available in the computer database:
• Quranic Verses. These may be searched for by either sura name
or number.
• Atraf. Searching by these key phrases is easier than searching
the entire database, and also yields information on similar but not identical
material.
• Hadith Qudsi (hadiths spoken by God). Rapid searches of the entire
Hadith Qudsi content of the Database are possible under this head.
• ‘Famous Hadiths’ (al-ahadith al-musamma). This index
allows a hadith to be located by the name by which it is popularly known.
• Poetry. Arabic poetic quotations appearing in the Hadith Database
may be located readily by entering part of the poem, or the name of the
poet or narrator.
• Place Names. Searches may be made for the names of cities, seas,
mountains and other geographical features.
• Numbers. Any number or fraction appearing in the Database can
be accessed using this function.
• Peoples and Tribes.
• Proper Names. Any individual named in the text, even very briefly,
can be located and identified by his full name. Integration of information
from the commentaries means that individuals referred to in hadith texts
simply as ‘so-and-so’ can also be fully identified.
• Subject Headings. Rapid searches can be made of the names of topics
appearing in chapter headings in the hadith collections.
• Historical Events.
• Unusual (gharib) Words. The Database allows the user to access
information from the commentaries and the dictionaries when encountering
unusual Arabic words in a hadith.
• Isnad (chain of transmission). The Hadith Database makes available
a series of operations which facilitate study of this characteristic feature
of the literature. For instance, where a single narrator is identified
using different forms of his name, these are all identifiable by the system
as referring to the same individual. It is also possible to create graphic
representations of the relationships between teachers and their pupils.
• Hadith Assessment. Where the compiler of a hadith collection has
himself passed judgment on the reliability of a text or an individual
narrator, this is indicated in the Database. The system allows several
ways of sorting and displaying this information, so that, for instance,
all the judgments on or by a named individual may be displayed together.
Note: CD-ROM database system requirements:• Windows 2000, or Arabic
enabled Windows 95,98, or ME edition
• 32MB of Free RAM memory
• 170MB of Free hard disk memory
• 800x600 minimum screen resolution
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The Hadith Database is also available as a stand-alone product on CD-ROM with the Introduction. The
Introduction is comprised of a description of our
project and an abridgement of the Muqaddimah of
Ibn Salah which is an introduction to the sciences
of hadith. |
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Price: US$ 80,00 |
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