Talk:Silsila

Relationship with isnad
The silsilah dealt with in this article is a description of a practice apparently particular to the Sufis and should not be confused with the isnad utilized in the Science of hadith. Therefore, I am removing the Golden Chain reference and any reference to hadith in this article - especially since it is unreferenced. Supertouch (talk) 05:04, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

Historic Importance
Silsila can be of a partial knowledge or a book as well. All Hafiz (memorizers of Quran), Muhaddiths (narrators of Hadiths), Qaries (reciters of Quran with correct accent and pronounciation) are given a chain of credible narrators linking to Prophet Muhammed.

An example of Hadith's silsila is Imam Al-Bukhari's declaration that the most authentic chain of narrators (Isnad) is that of Malik by way of Nafi` by way of Ibn `Umar. Al-Bukhari described this chain as the Golden Chain (Al-Silsilah Al-Dhahabiyyah).

Even today, when there are formal religious schools known as Madrasah, traditional madrassas will mention in their certification, the chain of masters linking to Prophet Muhammed.


 * has nothing to do with Sufism, I studied it. --The Brain 15:38, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Madrasah
Madrasah (Arabic: مدرسة) is the Arabic word for school. Any school, not just religious schools, Google's language tools try copy & paste مدرسة then translate from Arabic to Engllish it'll read school. The other way around school translates to المدرسة the extra two letters mean (the),  s it translates to the school. --The Brain 15:38, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Which Silsila traces itself to Hazrat Umar? (R.A.)
Which silsila traces its origin to Umar (R.A.)? Most golden chain trace it to Ali (R.A.) or Abu Bakr (R.A.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.155.47.113 (talk) 21:03, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

The India section has little or nothing to do with the rest of the article and I think better belongs to the Silsila disambiguation page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.225.80.101 (talk) 16:49, 28 February 2011 (UTC)