ha·dith

[hah-deeth]
noun, plural ha·dith, ha·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; < Arabic ḥadīth

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Hadith (ˈhædɪθ, hɑːˈdiːθ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the body of tradition and legend about Mohammed and his followers, used as a basis of Islamic law
 
[Arabic]

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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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The presence of these different recitations is attributed to many hadith.
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