Fabricated Hadiths reflect a healthy culture adapting to new circumstances

Evidence

Even the fabrication of spurious prophetic Hadiths by subsequent generations of Muslims is a healthy sign of robust cultures extrapolating from their own resources to meet the challenge of changing circumstances. And Muslims themselves have been chiefly responsible for painstakingly distinguishing the authentic and inauthentic Hadiths. — Hamid Dabashi, Brown Skin, White Masks, 514 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Fabricated Hadiths reflect healthy cultures, with Muslim scholars policing authenticity — Hamid Dabashi, Brown Skin, White Masks, 514; Even fabricated religious traditions reflect a culture’s healthy adaptive vitality; Authentic and fabricated Hadiths alike express a people’s inner sanctities — Hamid Dabashi, Brown Skin, White Masks, 514 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Even fabricated religious traditions reflect a culture’s healthy adaptive vitality #corroborates (0.96)
• Fabricated Hadiths reflect healthy cultures, with Muslim scholars policing authenticity #corroborates (0.95) — Hamid Dabashi, Brown Skin, White Masks, 514