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Ahl-e-Hadees

अहल-ए-हदीस
also written: Ahl-e-Hadith
Meaning

A Sunni movement that rejects the four law-schools and bases practice directly on the Quran and Hadith.

Literally: people of Hadith

See it in the verse

Ahl-e-Hadees in Iqbal’s couplets

Hai Ram ke vajood pe Hindostan ko naaz
Ahl-e-nazar samajhte hain us ko imam-e-Hind
India takes pride in the very existence of Ram; those of discerning sight regard him as the spiritual leader of India.
Unity
Related words
ARABIC

Hadees

A recorded saying, action, or approval of the Prophet Muhammad, a primary source of Islamic guidance.

ARABIC

Sunni

A follower of the largest branch of Islam, which upholds the Sunnah of the Prophet and the legitimacy of the first four caliphs.

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