Noted Indian writer and polymath Ram Swarup explores the meaning of Islam through the words of the Sahih Muslim, considered by Muslims to be one of the most authoritative of the collections of 'traditions' (Arabic Hadith) about the life of the Prophet Muhammad. Like the Koran, these traditions are believed to be divinely revealed by Allah and they complement the verses of the Koran, in many cases expanding upon them and explaining the context of their revelation. As Swarup notes in his introduction, to Muslims the Hadith literature represents the Koran in action, stories of 'revelation made concrete in the life of the Prophet'. Among the orthodox they are considered as sacred as the Koran itself. To non-Muslims this work provides many insights into the mindset of the average Muslim who is raised on these traditions about Muhammad. It also underscores the gulf that exists between the sanctum of orthodox Islam and an increasingly secularised Westernised world.

著名的印度作家和多面手拉姆-斯瓦鲁普通过《穆斯林圣训》的话语探讨了伊斯兰教的意义，穆斯林认为《穆斯林圣训》是关于先知穆罕默德生活的 "传统"（阿拉伯语圣训）的最权威的集合之一。与《古兰经》一样，这些传统被认为是安拉的神圣启示，它们是对《古兰经》经文的补充，在很多情况下是对经文的扩展，并解释了其启示的背景。正如斯瓦鲁普在其导言中指出的那样，对穆斯林来说，圣训文献代表了《古兰经》的行动，是 "先知生活中的具体启示 "的故事。在正统派中，它们被认为与《古兰经》本身一样神圣。对于非穆斯林来说，这部作品让他们了解了普通穆斯林的心态，他们是在这些关于穆罕默德的传统中长大的。它还强调了正统伊斯兰教的圣地与日益世俗化的西方世界之间存在的鸿沟。