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ha⋅dith

[hah-deeth]
–noun, plural -dith, -diths.
1. Islam. a traditional account of things said or done by Muhammad or his companions.
2. (used with a plural verb) the entire body of such accounts.

Origin:
1810–20; < Ar ḥadīth
ha·dith   (hə-dēth')   
n.   pl. hadith or ha·diths Islam
    1. A report of the sayings or actions of Muhammad or his companions, together with the tradition of its chain of transmission.
    2. The collective body of these traditions.
  1. See Sunna.

[Arabic ḥadīṯ, report, news, tradition, from ḥaddaṯa, to report, from ḥadaṯa, to be new; see ḥdṯ in Semitic roots.]
Sun·na also Sun·nah   (sŏŏn'ə)   
n.   Islam
  1. The way of life prescribed as normative in Islam, based on the teachings and practices of Muhammad and on exegesis of the Koran. Also called hadith.
  2. Muhammad's way of life viewed as a model for Muslims.

[Arabic sunna, customary practice, tradition, from sanna, to sharpen, shape, enact; see šnn in Semitic roots.]

hadith 
"collected Islamic tradition," 1817, from Arabic, lit. "tradition," related to hadith "new, young," hadatha "it happened, occurred," and Heb. hadash "new."
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