Etymology

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Today it 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) Full definition →

Arabic إِسْنَاد
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromإِسْنَاد
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromإِسْنَاد
  3. English todayisnad

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

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