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Kutub al-Sittah

Kutub al-Sittah proper noun: the group of six collections of hadiths (sayings or acts of Muhammad) which form part of the official canon of Sunni Islam.

Proper noun

Kutub al-Sittah

  1. (plural) The group of six collections of hadiths (sayings or acts of Muhammad) which form part of the official canon of Sunni Islam.

Origin of Kutub al-Sittah

Borrowed from Arabic الكُتُب السِّتَّة (al-kutub as-sitta, “the six books”).

Questions about Kutub al-Sittah

What does Kutub al-Sittah mean?
Kutub al-Sittah means the group of six collections of hadiths (sayings or acts of Muhammad) which form part of the official canon of Sunni Islam.
What part of speech is Kutub al-Sittah?
Kutub al-Sittah is a proper noun.

Words near Kutub al-Sittah in the dictionary

  1. Kuttanad
  2. kuttar
  3. kuttars
  4. Kutthung
  5. kutu
  6. Kutub al-Sittah
  7. Kutulamare
  8. Kutulu
  9. kutum
  10. kutums
  11. Kuturmi

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