HADITH
Hadith
Hadith in religious use is often translated as 'tradition', meaning a report of the deeds and sayings of Muhammad. Hadiths may originate from other important characters of the earliest years of Islam such as the companions of Muhammad or Shia Imams as well. These reports form the basis of Islamic law, the Quran's interpretation, and early Islamic history. Each hadith is composed of two parts, a chain of authorities reporting the hadith and the text .The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Hadith
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hadith
Noun
- Religious texts in Sunni, Ibadi and Shia Islam with collected sayings and actions of Muhammad and his companions as related by eyewitnesses, used to determine the Sunna (Muslim way of life).
- ''There are four main Shia hadith books and six main Sunni hadith books
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