Measuring Talibid and 'Alid Representation in Hadith Transmission and Biographical Dictionaries
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: Executive & Methodological Summary: This study presents a multi-indicator quantitative comparison of the proportional representation of Talibids and Alawids across a comparative sample of foundational hadith and biographical corpora from five Islamic traditions (Sunni, Twelver Shi'i, Zaydi, Isma'ili, and Ibadi). The study strictly separates Track I (Hadith Isnad Representation, Sections 2–4) from Track II (Biographical & Rijal Dictionary Representation, Sections 5–6), enforces a mutually exclusive patrilineal taxonomy with a dedicated sensitivity analysis for Fatima bint Muhammad ﷺ and an isolated column for unnamed/disputed transmitters, splits Indicator 1 into two homogeneous-denominator tables—TBL-02A (First-Tier Statement Authorities: Companions/Imams) and TBL-02B (All Transmitters Across All Tiers)—and separates the 25-record audited CSV sample (TBL-03A, computed 100% by verify_study.py) from the full-corpus counts of the four compact corpora (TBL-03B) and the parametric index-derived estimates for multi-volume compendia (TBL-04 & TBL-05).
Author: Hammoudeh, Ismail
Language: English
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7224355426