Testimony of the Holy Quran — Page 173
Glossary 173 S a hih Lit. correct or authentic. A grade applied to a ha d i th that are deemed authentic. S i hah Sittah The title given to the six authentic books of a ha d i th, namely: S a hih al-Bukh a r i ; S a - hih al-Muslim; Sunan an-Nasa’ i , Sunan Ab u D a w u d, Sunan at-Tirmidh i , and Sunan Ibni M a jah. S ir at The name of a narrow bridge over the hellfire that all people will cross on the Day of Judgement; some will enter heaven thereby, whereas others will fall into the fire. Sunnah In the context of the formal Prayer, refers to those rak‘ a t that the Holy Prophet s as offered but are not prescribed as obligatory. Sun - nah rak‘ a t are offered regularly by practicing Muslims. S u rah A chapter of the Holy Quran. Taw a tur Refers to those a ha d i th that are reported from multiple narrators, further increasing their reliability.