Kutub al-Sittah

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • The group of six collections of hadiths (sayings or acts of Muhammad) which form part of the official canon of Sunni Islam.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Arabic الكُتُب السِّتَّة ("the six books").

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