TY - GEN
T1 - Geo-spatial and Temporal Analysis of Hadith Narrators
AU - Al-Absi, Hamada R.H.
AU - Kurup, Devi G.
AU - Daoud, Amina
AU - Schneider, Jens
AU - Zaghouani, Wajdi
AU - Al Marri, Saeed Mohd H.M.
AU - Mou, Younss Ait
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - This study integrates traditional Science of Hadith literature documenting the sayings, actions, and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) with modern digital tools to analyze the geographic and temporal data of Hadith narrators. Using the Kaggle Hadith Narrators dataset, we apply Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) to map the spatial distribution of narrators’ birthplaces, places of stay, and death locations across generations, revealing key geographical hubs of Hadith transmission, such as Medina, Baghdad, and Nishapur. By examining narrators’ timelines and locations, we illustrate movement patterns and meeting points over time, providing insights into the spread of Hadith across the Islamic world during early Islamic history. To our knowledge, this research is the first systematic attempt to analyze Hadith transmission using geo-spatial and temporal methods, offering a novel perspective on the geographic and intellectual dynamics of early Islamic scholarship.
AB - This study integrates traditional Science of Hadith literature documenting the sayings, actions, and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) with modern digital tools to analyze the geographic and temporal data of Hadith narrators. Using the Kaggle Hadith Narrators dataset, we apply Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) to map the spatial distribution of narrators’ birthplaces, places of stay, and death locations across generations, revealing key geographical hubs of Hadith transmission, such as Medina, Baghdad, and Nishapur. By examining narrators’ timelines and locations, we illustrate movement patterns and meeting points over time, providing insights into the spread of Hadith across the Islamic world during early Islamic history. To our knowledge, this research is the first systematic attempt to analyze Hadith transmission using geo-spatial and temporal methods, offering a novel perspective on the geographic and intellectual dynamics of early Islamic scholarship.
KW - Geographical location
KW - Hadith narrators
KW - Narrators’ interaction
KW - Timeline
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105019308187
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-96-6932-5_26
DO - 10.1007/978-981-96-6932-5_26
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:105019308187
SN - 9789819669318
T3 - Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
SP - 343
EP - 352
BT - Proceedings of 10th International Congress on Information and Communication Technology - ICICT 2025, London
A2 - Yang, Xin-She
A2 - Sherratt, R. Simon
A2 - Dey, Nilanjan
A2 - Joshi, Amit
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
T2 - 10th International Congress on Information and Communication Technology, ICICT 2025
Y2 - 18 February 2025 through 21 February 2025
ER -