What is the correct distinction between works of ʿilal and aṭrāf?
Titles and Affiliations, Etiquette, Transmission and Compilation — The Final Topics
- The first gives word meanings and the second legal verdicts
- Both record only the age of transmission
- ʿIlal investigates defects and variants; aṭrāf directs from text incipits to chains or sources
- ʿIlal always records birthdays, while aṭrāf are just titles