Hadith literature
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Hadith literature is the body of traditional Islamic texts that record the sayings, actions, and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad, serving as a primary source for Islamic law, theology, and ethics.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hadith literature canonical | 19 |
| Hadith | 8 |
| Hadith collections | 2 |
| HadithLiterature | 2 |
| Fiqh al-hadith | 1 |
| Hadith and Sunnah | 1 |
| Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad | 1 |
| Quran and Hadith | 1 |
| Sunni hadith scholarship | 1 |
| hadith of Prophet Muhammad | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Hadith literature Context triple: [Classical Arabic, usedIn, Hadith literature]
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Sunnah
The Sunnah is the body of traditions, practices, and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad that serves as a primary source of Islamic law and guidance alongside the Qur’an.
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Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari is one of the most authoritative and widely respected collections of hadith in Sunni Islam, compiled by the scholar Muhammad al-Bukhari in the 9th century.
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Sahih Muslim
Sahih Muslim is one of the most authentic and widely respected collections of hadith in Sunni Islam, compiled by the scholar Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj.
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Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah is one of the six major Sunni hadith collections, compiled by the 9th-century scholar Ibn Majah and widely used as a key source of prophetic traditions.
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Sunan al-Nasa’i
Sunan al-Nasa’i is one of the six major Sunni hadith collections, compiled by the scholar Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa’i and renowned for its relative rigor in authenticating prophetic traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hadith literature Target entity description: Hadith literature is the body of traditional Islamic texts that record the sayings, actions, and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad, serving as a primary source for Islamic law, theology, and ethics.
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A.
Sunnah
The Sunnah is the body of traditions, practices, and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad that serves as a primary source of Islamic law and guidance alongside the Qur’an.
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B.
Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari is one of the most authoritative and widely respected collections of hadith in Sunni Islam, compiled by the scholar Muhammad al-Bukhari in the 9th century.
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C.
Sahih Muslim
Sahih Muslim is one of the most authentic and widely respected collections of hadith in Sunni Islam, compiled by the scholar Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj.
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D.
Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah is one of the six major Sunni hadith collections, compiled by the 9th-century scholar Ibn Majah and widely used as a key source of prophetic traditions.
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E.
Sunan al-Nasa’i
Sunan al-Nasa’i is one of the six major Sunni hadith collections, compiled by the scholar Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa’i and renowned for its relative rigor in authenticating prophetic traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious literature
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religious text corpus ⓘ source of Islamic law ⓘ |
| basedOn |
actions of the Prophet Muhammad
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sayings of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ tacit approvals of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| developedIn |
10th century CE
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8th century CE ⓘ 9th century CE ⓘ early Islamic centuries ⓘ |
| evaluatedBy |
hadith criticism
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science of narrators (ʿilm al‑rijal) ⓘ |
| follows |
isnad system
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matn analysis ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Arbaʿin collections
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Hadith commentaries (shuruh) ⓘ Hadith indexes and concordances ⓘ Hadith terminology manuals (mustalah al‑hadith) ⓘ Jami collections ⓘ Musnad collections ⓘ Mustadrak collections ⓘ Muʿjam collections ⓘ Sahih collections ⓘ Sunan collections ⓘ biographical evaluation works (ʿilm al‑rijal) ⓘ |
| includesConcept |
ahad hadith
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daʿif hadith ⓘ hasan hadith ⓘ maqtuʿ hadith ⓘ marfuʿ hadith ⓘ mawquf hadith ⓘ mutawatir hadith ⓘ sahih hadith ⓘ |
| influences |
Islamic jurisprudence schools
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Islamic moral norms ⓘ Islamic ritual practice ⓘ Islamic social customs ⓘ |
| language | Classical Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf | Islamic tradition ⓘ |
| preserves | Sunna of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| primarySourceFor |
Shia Islam
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Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| secondaryTo | Quran ⓘ |
| studiedIn | ʿilm al‑hadith ⓘ |
| transmittedBy | chains of narrators (isnads) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Islamic ethics
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Islamic legal reasoning (ijtihad) ⓘ Islamic theology (aqidah) ⓘ Quranic exegesis (tafsir) ⓘ deriving Islamic law (fiqh) ⓘ |
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Subject: Hadith literature Description of subject: Hadith literature is the body of traditional Islamic texts that record the sayings, actions, and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad, serving as a primary source for Islamic law, theology, and ethics.
Referenced by (37)
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