isnad
Meanings
noun
- 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
Etymology
From Arabic إِسْنَاد (ʔisnād, “support, backing”).
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