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Encyclopedia > Da'if jiddan

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Science of hadith

Terminology
Terminology
  • Isnad — chain of narrators
  • Matn — actual content
technical terms
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Da'if jiddan (lit. very weak) is an Islamic term used in the science of Hadith [1]. Ilm ar-Rijal (Arabic) is the science of biography especially as practiced in Islam, where it was first applied to the sira, the life of the Prophet Muhammad. ... The Sunnah of Muhammad was told by way of an oral tradition before they were written down. ... The isnad (Arabic اسناد or in Quranic era Arabic اسند) are the citations or backings that establish the legitimacy of the hadith, which are the sayings of Muhammad, Prophet of Islam. ... Matn (literally body, text [1]) is a Islamic term that is used in relation to Hadith evaluation. ... Ahaad is an (Arabic word آحاد) meaning singles or ones. It is an Islamic term used in hadith terminology to mean that the narration has been transmitted by only one narrator at some point in the chain. ... Mutawatir is an Arabic term meaning agreed upon. ... Sahih is a Islamic term that means authentic. ... In Islamic context, Daif is a the categorization of a hadiths authenticity as weak. Other categorizations include sound (as in, a sound proposal), good and fabricated. ... Hadith collection a Hadith collection is a book that includes several hadith. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Hadith ( translit: ) are traditions relating to the words and deeds of Muhammad. ...

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  1. ^ http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/scienceofhadith/asa3.html

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