Hadith
Islamic oral traditions
Hadith refers to the collected sayings, actions, and approvals attributed to the Prophet Muhammad, forming a primary source of Islamic law and guidance alongside the Quran.
A single report is a hadith; the entire body of such reports is the Hadith.
Scholars classify individual hadiths by reliability: a sahih (authentic) hadith, a weak hadith.
Much of Islamic practice—from prayer details to dietary rules—derives from Hadith rather than Quranic text.
Sacred religious writings
- narrationVerbal account delivery
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- transmissionSending of information
- chainLinked segments forming length
compilation · collection · commentary · exegesis · canon · authentication · classification · fabrication
Islamic model of conduct
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
Muhammad · teaching · jurisprudence · sharia · obligation · recommendation · prohibition · ethics
Proving something accurate
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- criticismJudgment of faults
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
preservation · compilation · grading · classification · narrator · transmitter · scholarship · sciences
scripture
Sacred religious writings
- narrationVerbal account delivery
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- transmissionSending of information
chain · compilation · collection · commentary · exegesis · canon · authentication · classification · fabrication · abrogation
Sunnah
Islamic model of conduct
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
Muhammad · wisdom · teaching · jurisprudence · sharia · obligation · recommendation · prohibition · ethics · piety
verification
Proving something accurate
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- criticismJudgment of faults
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
memorization · preservation · compilation · grading · classification · narrator · transmitter · scholarship · sciences · analysis
narrative
Account of events
- parableInstructive allegorical narrative
- anecdoteBrief account of incident
- sayingShort, wise expression
quotation · aphorism · maxim · account · report · story · episode · discourse · dialogue · testament
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