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Meaning of hadith | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[həˈdiːθ]

Definitions

  1. An eyewitness account of a saying or action of Muhammad or sometimes one of his companions not otherwise found in the Quran.
  2. The entire collection of hadiths (sayings and deeds) of Muhammad within a particular branch of Islam or Islamic jurisprudence.
  3. A particular accepted collection of such accounts, as from a single source or within a particular branch of Islam or Islamic jurisprudence.
    countable, in-plural

Equivalents

العربية حديث
Azərbaycanca hədis
বাংলা হাদিস
Čeština hadís hadíth
Ελληνικά χαντίθ
Español hadiz jadiz
فارسی حدیث
Suomi hadith
Français hadith
ગુજરાતી હદીસ
हिन्दी हदीस
Bahasa Indonesia hadis
日本語 ハディース
Қазақша хадис
한국어 하디스
Kurdî hadîs
Кыргызча хадис
Македонски хадис
Bahasa Melayu hadis
Nederlands Hadith
Polski hadis
Português hádice hadith hadiz
Русский хадис
Тоҷикӣ ҳадис
Türkçe hadis
ئۇيغۇرچە ھەدىس
اردو حدیث
Oʻzbekcha hadis

Examples

“In addition to the Quran, Muslims also look to the hadiths for moral and spiritual guidance in their daily lives.”
“There are four main Shia books of hadith and six main Sunni books of hadith.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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