Ayat vs Hadith - What's the difference?
ayat | hadith |
An eyewitness account of a saying or action of Muhammad (or sometimes one of his companions) not otherwise found in the Quran.
The entire body of such accounts.
A particular accepted collection of such accounts, as from a single source or within a particular branch of Islam or Islamic jurisprudence.
As nouns the difference between ayat and hadith
is that ayat is a verse of the Quran while hadith is {{context|countable|religion|Islam}} An eyewitness account of a saying or action of Muhammad (or sometimes one of his companions) not otherwise found in the Quran.As a proper noun Hadith is
{{context|uncountable|religion|Islam}} The entire collection of hadiths (sayings and deeds) of Muhammad with a particular branch of Islam or Islamic jurisprudence.hadith
Noun
- In addition to the Quran, many Muslims also look to the hadiths for moral and spiritual guidance in their daily lives.
- There are four main Shia books of hadith''' and six main Sunni books of '''hadith .
- The Hadith are believed to be the words of the Prophet, memorized by his followers and written down in the first or second centuries after the Hegira.
- The Hadith is the written record of what Muhammad said and did in his everyday life.
