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isnad

isnad 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).

Noun

isnad (plural isnads)

  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)

Forms of isnad

pluralisnads

Origin of isnad

Borrowed from Arabic إِسْنَاد (ʔisnād, “support, backing”).

Questions about isnad

What does isnad mean?
Isnad means 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).
What part of speech is isnad?
Isnad is a noun.
What is the plural of isnad?
The plural of isnad is isnads.

Words near isnad in the dictionary

  1. isn't it so
  2. Isn'trael
  3. Isn'treal
  4. isn'ts
  5. ISNA
  6. isnad
  7. isnads
  8. isnae
  9. Isnag
  10. Isneg
  11. Isner

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