This course covers a brief overview of Sahih al-Bukhari as well as an in-depth analysis of the work’s opening portion Kitab Badi’ al-Wahy, or the Book of Revelation. Bukhari’s expertise in hadith are detailed and assessment of his work by his contemporaries and even later commentaries are covered. The internal logic behind the Sahih’s organization is uncovered and how Bukhari uses them to make legal arguments.