airmailrpl Nov 29, 2010:

Hadith Hadith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hadith (pronounced /ˈhædɪθ/;[1] Arabic: الحديث‎ al-ḥadīth [ħaˈdiːθ]; pl. aḥādīth; lit. "narrative") are narrations concerning the words and deeds of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Hadith are regarded by traditional Islamic schools of jurisprudence as important tools for understanding the Qur'an and in matters of jurisprudence.[2] Hadith were evaluated and gathered into large collections mostly during the reign of Umar ibn AbdulAziz during the 8th and 9th centuries. These works are referred to in matters of Islamic law and history to this day. The two main denominations of Islam, Shi`ism and Sunnism, have different sets of Hadith collections
Definition - Components of a hadith - Usage - History
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Nick Taylor Nov 29, 2010:

Are you sure its not a type of tennis sneaker?

Muriel Vasconcellos (asker) Nov 29, 2010:

Good point, Carl Thanks for the laugh.

Carl Stoll Nov 28, 2010:

Death to the blasphemer! Fictional caracters can be burned at the stake as well, you know.

Muriel Vasconcellos (asker) Nov 28, 2010:

@Carl Thanks for the input. It helped me understand the text. It's actually dialogue spoken by a fictional character, so we can allow him to be out of date and misguided.

Muriel Vasconcellos (asker) Nov 28, 2010:

@Donna Your contribution really helped me understand the point of what's being said!

Carl Stoll Nov 28, 2010:

Luxenburg has been discredited The theory you refer to, namely Luxenburg's thesis alleging Aramaic influence on Koranic Arabic, has been widely discredited.

Donna Sandin Nov 28, 2010:

In Aurelio, "hadith" is defined as - O registro de palavras e atos de Maomé (v. maometano) e de seus discípulos, e que, em relação à fé islâmica, representa o documento mais importante depois do Corão (q. v.).
No idea if this is relevant

Nick Taylor Nov 28, 2010:

Haddites Check out the double "D" for more references

Nick Taylor Nov 28, 2010:

Sorry, I think you may have to dig deep in the Bible or other types of reference for this. It struck a chord and I followed it up, further than that I am not an ecclesiastic scholar :-)