Kutub al-Sittah

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الكُتُب السِّتَّة‎ (al-kutub as-sitta, “the six books”).

Proper noun

Kutub al-Sittah

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