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so much else in Islám, the procedure was purely mechanical and this accounts for the changed attitude of many modern intelligent Muslims to the whole question of the authenticity, genuineness and authority of many Traditions.
In conclusion the translator desires to thank Mr. A. T. Upson, the talented Superintendent of the Nile Mission Press, for much valuable help received in the interpretation of obscure passages and the Rev. L. Bevan Jones, B.A., B.D., for valuable assistance in reading the proofs.
Jessore, Bengal, 1923.
W. G.
