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Some ḥadīth scholars have said that isnād is a synonym of sanad.[ref]See: Mīrdāmād, al-Rawāshiḥ al-Samāwiyyah, p. 126[/ref] But others have rejected this synonymy outright and insist that these two terms are different. Isnād, according to them, is the ascription of a ḥadīth to the one who said it and is thus a means of attaining … Continue reading »