Prof. Dr. Mohamed Sayed Shehata examines the dangerous gap between the purposes of Prophetic guidance and the readings imposed on selected hadiths by extremist discourse. The study asks how texts rooted in wisdom and mercy can be stripped of context and turned into justifications for confrontation, division, and the taking of life. Rather than blaming the source, it analyzes the interpretive lens: methods of selection, application, and ideological manipulation. This critical work offers a disciplined Islamic response to misuse while restoring context, ethical purpose, and intellectual responsibility.
Extremist DiscourseHadith MisinterpretationIslamic ExtremismProphetic TraditionsReligious Text Abuse