isnad
See also: îsnad
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic إِسْنَاد (ʔisnād, “support, backing”).
Noun
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)