isnad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a Muslim tradition, specifying the chain of human reporters from the time of Muhammad that authenticates the legitimacy of a hadith (a report of sayings and acts of the prophet)

Word forms

isnad isnads

Etymology

From Arabic إِسْنَاد (ʔisnād, “support, backing”).

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