What is Ahl-i Hadith?
[[File:Ahlul Hadith praying Namaz.png|thumb|Ahl-e Hadith praying Namaz]] '''Ahl-i-Hadith''' or '''Ahl-e-Hadith''' ([[Arabic]]: أَهْلُ الْحَدِيثِ, [[Urdu]]: اَهْلِ حَدًىثَ, 'The People of Hadith') is an school of [[Sunni Islam]] that emerged during the 2nd and 3rd centuries of the Islamic era (late 8th and 9th century CE) as a movement of [[hadith]] scholars who considered the [[Qur'an|Quran]] and authentic [[hadith]] to be the only authority in matters of [[law]] and [[creed]],<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780195125580.001.0001/acref-9780195125580-e-72|title=The Oxford Dictionary of Islam|first=John L. EspositoJohn L.|last=Esposito|editor-first=John L.|editor-last=Esposito|date=January 1, 2003|publisher=Oxford University Press|via=www.oxfordreference.com|doi=10.1093/acref/9780195125580.001.0001/acref-9780195125580-e-72}}</ref> In their quest to understand their [[faith]], they reference the [[Quran]], [[Sunnah]], and interpretations of the early generations. This stands in contrast to other groups that may follow beliefs differing from the salaf’s ‘aqeedah and rely on human reasoning in their approach to [[religion]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=IslamQA|date=2012-09-27|title=Who are ahle hadith?|url=https://islamqa.org/hanafi/askmufti/45564/ahle-hadith/|access-date=2023-12-28|website=IslamQA|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-3/ahl-i-hadith-COM_0107|title=Ahl-i Ḥadīth|first=Claudia|last=Preckel|date=December 1, 2007|publisher=Brill|via=referenceworks.brillonline.com}}</ref> The term Ahl al-hadith or Ahl-i-Hadith is sometimes used in a more general sense to denote a particularly enthusiastic commitment to hadith and to the views and way of life of the [[Muhammad|Muhammad's]] contemporaries and the early generations of believers. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uollb.com/blog/law/ahl-al-hadith|title=Ahl al-Hadith|website=UOLLB First Class Law Notes|access-date=2023-12-28|archive-date=2023-06-21|archive-url