10. The Height of Prophet Adam, Hadith & Empirical Data - by Sh. Muntasir Zaman | Book Summary

A book summary of 'The Height of Prophet Adam, At the Crossroads of Science & Scripture' by Sh. Muntasir Zaman. Faisal Academy: https://faisal.thinkific.com/ Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction to the book 07:05 - Ahmad al-Muzani (d. 356) on approaching a 'problematic' hadith 08:38 - Two concerns on the height of Prophet Adam 12:10 - The flat-earth theory 13:40 - Grades of probability (dhann) in relation to textual interpretation 17:46 - Hadith scholars recognised empirical data 18:50 - Premodern and contemporary views on the hadith of Prophet Adam 24:07 - Ways to resolve the conflict in the hadith 34:23 - The possibility of a paradigm shift in research and data 35:40 - What is Sh. Muntasir Zaman's view on the hadith? 37:34 - A concern of always prioritising science over hadith