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Al-Kutub al-Sittah means the six books and refers to the six canonical Hadith collections in Sunni tradition.
Al-Sahihayn means the two Sahih collections: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim.
Sahih al-Bukhari is accepted in Sunni tradition as the foremost Hadith collection and is commonly described as second only to the Quran.
Sahih al-Bukhari was compiled by Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari.
Imam al-Bukhari was born in Bukhara in Central Asia, in present-day Uzbekistan.
Sahih Muslim was compiled by Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj al-Nisaburi, a leading scholar of Hadith.
Both scholars are renowned for compiling major Hadith collections: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim.
Al-Muwatta was produced by Imam Malik ibn Anas and is a major early work relating law and tradition.
Imam Malik was the renowned jurist of Medina and died there in 795 CE.
Sunnah refers to the normative example and practice of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), preserved through reports and practice.
The Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) has legal and normative status second only to the Quran in the classical Sunni framework.
Hadith reports preserve sayings, actions and approvals attributed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Hadith Qawli refers to a report conveying a saying or verbal statement of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Hadith Fili concerns an action or practice of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Hadith Taqriri records an act observed and tacitly approved by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), such as by not objecting to it.
The standard written text of the Quran was largely completed and distributed during the caliphate of Hazrat Usman ibn Affan (RA).
The Holy Quran is divided into 114 Surahs or chapters.
The Hijrah, the migration of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) from Makkah to Madinah, took place in 622 CE.
Madinah was formerly known as Yathrib before it became the centre of the Muslim community after the Hijrah.
The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was a truce concluded between Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the Quraysh of Makkah.
After the Hijrah in 622 CE, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) established the Muslim community in Madinah.
The Kaaba in Makkah is the qiblah, the direction Muslims face during prayer.
Sawm, fasting during the month of Ramadan, is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
Zakat is obligatory almsgiving and is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
Hajj is the pilgrimage to Makkah and is one of the Five Pillars of Islam for Muslims able to perform it.