I've grown accustomed to the terms "hadith" and "ahadith" on this board and I thought that I knew what they were -- reports of things that Muhammad is supposed to have said or done based on the testimony of others who witnessed them. And I always though that they were the same, then today I was reading a book about the prophet written by a Muslim who used both terms in the same sentence. So, now I'm confused. Are these terms synonymous or do they speak of slightly different things?
I've written them as pronounced, though some places do use an "i" instead of "ee" in spelling.
Peace.
EDIT: You will sometimes see the word hadeeth used referring to all hadeeth as a group eg "Usool al-Hadeeth" meaning, "the principles of hadeeth". So ahadeeth is always plural, hadeeth is mainly singular, but can, depending on usage, sometimes refer to all the hadeeth as a group.
Last edited by Insaanah; 10-06-2010 at 09:18 PM.
Stunningly beautiful adhaan from the Dome of the Rock in Masjid ul Aqsa Download (right click and choose "save target/link as").
This is a clear message for mankind in order that they may be warned thereby, and that they may know that He is only One God, and that those of understanding may take heed (14:52)
Indeed Allah knows, and you know not (16: 74, part)
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