isnad

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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)

OriginArabic إِسْنَاد →
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Meanings

nounisnad (plural isnads)

plural isnads

  1. Islama 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)

Origin

  1. Arabicإِسْنَاد
  2. Arabicإِسْنَاد
  3. Englishisnad

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

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SandiAndisDinassiDNAdisna
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APA

isnad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isnad

MLA

“isnad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isnad. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isnad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isnad.

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