Definitions

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  • noun Islam a Muslim tradition, rather like the Christian one of Apostolic succession, that there exists a chain of human reporters from the time of Muhammad that authenticates the legitimacy of the hadith (sayings and acts of the prophet)

Etymologies

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Arabic "support, backing".

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Examples

  • He calls the committee ISNAD, an acronym that reflects some descriptive words, means "support," and has a useful religious significance: in Muslim belief an isnad is the chain of transmission or authority necessary to legitimize any of the Hadith.

    Ziad for the Defense 2005

  • He calls the committee ISNAD, an acronym that reflects some descriptive words, means "support," and has a useful religious significance: in Muslim belief an isnad is the chain of transmission or authority necessary to legitimize any of the Hadith.

    Ziad for the Defense 2005

  • The "strength" or "weakness" of any hadith refers to the isnad or chain of transmitters of the hadith.

    Strong vs. Weak Hadith JDsg 2007

  • Each hadith has an isnad that tells us who related the hadith from person to person.

    Strong vs. Weak Hadith JDsg 2007

  • The only obvious differences are the earlier date when traditions purporting to stem from Jesus are written down, and the "science of Hadith" that examines the isnad i.e. the chain of transmission critically - but presumably you are aware that there are historians who are skeptical of the value of the isnads.

    Islam in Sunday School James F. McGrath 2009

  • They will try to find scientific explanations for every miracle or outright deny the miracles, regardless of the isnad.

    Jesus (pbuh) Walked On...Ice? JDsg 2006

  • If you read the Times every day, faithfully, from 9/11/2001 on to today, you still would not know what the word "Hadith" means or what an "isnad-chain" is.

    David Horowitz Freedom Center Hugh 2010

  • Not everyone quite wants to go through learning about Jizyah, or dhimmis, or naskh, or isnad-chains, or any of the rest.

    FrontPage Magazine 2010

  • Not everyone quite wants to go through learning about Jizyah, or dhimmis, or naskh, or isnad-chains, or any of the rest.

    Jihad Monitor 2010

  • If you read the Times every day, faithfully, from 9/11/2001 on to today, you still would not know what the word "Hadith" means or what an "isnad-chain" is.

    Jihad Watch Hugh 2010

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