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What is the difference between Hadith and Quran?

What is the difference between Hadith and Quran?

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E.Evelyn

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Answered Dec 09, 2020

Quran is the holy tome of the Muslims that is the word of God, and the religion of faith called Islam is based upon this book. Hadith are primarily the sayings and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad that are like what is said in the Quran. The sacred writings of the faith of Islam revealed by Allah are called Quran.

The book is a collection of what was divulged to Muhammad. Those who follow the religion of Islam live a good life abiding by the Quran and Muhammad's commandments. It has been said that leading a life of subservience to Islam leads to salvation.

Hadith, on the other hand, are written by scholars who were born later than the Prophet, and there are differences in the way they approach things and the way they interpret the Islamic laws. Hadith compares the actions, declarations, habits, and approval of the Prophet to others' actions or behaviors.

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Steinn , Corporate employee, Graz

Answered Nov 27, 2020

Hadith and Quran might look inseparable, probably due to how important they are for the spiritual growth of Muslims. However, they are two different things. One of the differences between Hadith and the Quran is that the Quran is the first spiritual book for Muslims. Muslims see the Quran as the true word of Allah. Although every word in the Quran was revealed by the Prophet Muhammad, they came from God. The Qur'an is considered as spiritual food, even as it also contains various historical accounts of other people. On the other hand, hadith is a different book entirely. The content of the book is based on the various teachings and practices of Prophet Muhammad. Hadith is a powerful tool as it allows Muslims to have a better understanding of most of the things written in the Quran. Hadith is important because Muslims can always use it to clarify some issues about their social, ritual, and moral duties towards Allah.
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Maxence , Writer, Vienna

Answered Nov 27, 2020

There are a lot of people who would say that the Quran is considered to be the Holy Book of the Muslims. Their beliefs and the things that they believe in will come from the things that are written in the Holy Book. There are a lot of people who usually believe that the things that are written in the Quran should guide them about how they should live their lives. The Hadith will come with the different teachings and sayings of Muhammad, one of the prophets of the Muslims. The teachings and sayings may be similar to the things that are written in the Quran.
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Corné , College student, MBA, Geneva

Answered Nov 18, 2020

Muslims are familiar with the Quran, which is considered to be their “Holy Book.” This is known to contain the word of God as well as the different stories that people have gone through in order to become more divine. It is a known fact that the religion “Islam” is based on this book. Hadith, on the other hand, is something that contains the different teachings and sayings of the prophet Muhammad. The sayings that are available will be very similar to what can be seen in the Quran. The only difference is that this will be more specific. Between the two, the Quran is considered to be more important as compared to the Hadith. The Quran will contain the words of God, while the Hadith will contain the words of Muhammad, who may be a prophet but is still human.
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Daniel Drake

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Answered Jul 20, 2020

Some people are confused between the Quran and Hadith. These two are known to complement each other. If in case you are not familiar with the two, these are known to be different books that are known to work well together. Hadith comes from the words of their prophet Muhammed. This will provide all of the key details that people may want to know about Muhammed. Hadith can provide the guidelines that the Muslims are meant to follow.

Some people are confused between the Quran and Hadith. These two are known to complement each
Quran will not be the same way. It will not provide detailed things about how Muslims should move. Quran can be effective in the sense that it will provide the theoretical framework that Muslims should follow while the Hadith will be more detailed.

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