isnad
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See also: îsnad
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic إِسْنَاد (ʔisnād, “support, backing”).
Noun[edit]
isnad (plural isnads)
- (Islam) 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)