hadith
An eyewitness account of a saying or action of Muhammad or sometimes one of his…An eyewitness account of a saying or action of Muhammad or sometimes one of his companions not otherwise found in the Quran.
Meaning
2 senses(countable)An eyewitness account of a saying or action of Muhammad or sometimes one of his companions not otherwise found in the Quran.
In addition to the Quran, Muslims also look to the hadiths for moral and spiritual guidance in their daily lives.
There are four main Shia books of hadith and six main Sunni books of hadith.
Hadith
хади́сxadís
хади́сxadýs
(countable, in the plural)A particular accepted collection of such accounts, as from a single source or within a particular branch of Islam or Islamic jurisprudence.
- (Islam) a tradition based on reports of the sayings and activities of Muhammad and his companions
- (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran
Translations
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Origin
From Arabic حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ, “Prophetic tradition”), from حَدَّثَ (ḥaddaṯa, “to tell, relateFrom Arabic حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ, “Prophetic tradition”), from حَدَّثَ (ḥaddaṯa, “to tell, relate, report”).
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Forms
plural: hadith / hadiths / ahadithSynonyms
7 synonyms- (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran:SunnahSunna
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular