Understanding the Hadith ─ The Sacred Traditions of Islam

This annotated selection of the Sahih Muslim, which is one of Muslim Hadith, or collections of traditions, was first published in 1983 by the Voice of India (New Delhi) under the title Understanding Islam through Hadis . The selection and summary was done by Swarup, who's described here as "a distinguished representative of renascent Hinduism". Though Swarup does a competent job in summarizing and explaining the Hadith to the interested reader, this volume displays an overtly skeptical tone toward the person of Mohammad that may offend Muslim readers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Ram Swarup was one of India's leading intellectuals and a distinguished representative of renascent Hinduism. He wrote on many topics, not only comparative religion but on Gandhian economics, Maoism, and communism.