"Goldziher's View on the Fabrication of Hadiths for Religious Motives: An Analytical and Evaluative Study"

Islam has been subjected to fierce attacks since its emergence in Mecca, targeted by both internal and external enemies. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was accused of falsehood, foolishness, and madness. These attacks continued over time, evolving in their methods until the rise of Orientalists, who wove complex conspiracies aimed at undermining the foundations of Islam. Sometimes, they opposed it openly, and at other times, they attempted to discredit it through raising doubts in their writings.
Among the Orientalists who played a major role in casting doubts on Islam was Ignaz Goldziher, who is considered one of the most hostile critics of Islam. In his works, he raised numerous suspicions concerning the Prophetic Hadiths, selectively citing some of them in order to cast doubt on their authenticity.
Therefore, it became necessary to gather the Hadiths that Goldziher used as evidence in his claim that Hadiths were fabricated for religious motives, and to analyze and critically assess them in light of the sciences of Hadith.
The nature of the study required it to be structured into an introduction, two main sections, and a conclusion, in which the most significant findings from the analysis of the Orientalists thought were presented