The papers in this panel offer Muslim theological reflections on the meaning of prophecy, on epistemological to understanding prophetic teaching, prophetic–grounded spirituality, and on the exegetical tradition of the prophetic statements (hadith). In his paper, Prof. Vimercati looks critically at the academic study of hadith, arguing that while its predominantly historical approach has offered much insight into the origins of Islamic Law, exegesis, and sectarian movements, it fails to offer an understanding of what hadith has meant to Muslims and why it continues to speak to them to this day. He goes on to argue that academic theology offers ways to address this inquiry by examining Hadith as a transmitted testimony of the prophetic event. Dr. Sinani’s paper, on the other hand, seeks to capture the significance of a pietistic turn in modern understandings of the life of Prophet Muhammad, marking a critical re-affirmation in contemporary Muslim spiritual life of the post-classical prophetic-grounded spirituality. Dr. Ouf’s paper, takes another direction, engaging with the exegetical tradition of hadiths that are deemed controversial, offering a hermeneutic framework for the understanding of hadith that affirms the plurality of the exegetical tradition, recognizes modern sensitivities, and is true to hadith – based prophetic teaching. Chair: Ruggero Vimercati (Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen) Speakers:Besnik Sinani (Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen)Hossam Ouf (Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen)