Bid'at

Bid'at (Arabic: بَدَعَتْ) are new inventions in religious beliefs in Islam.^[1] The word's literal meaning in Arabic is "invention" and is seen as a form of heresy by some.^[2] The word is used for any new invention against the Qur'an and the Prophet Muhammad's Sunnah .^[3] Many Sunnis believe that anybody who starts a new invention in the religion is cursed by Allah and his angels.^[4]^[5]

References

↑ A.C. Brown, Jonathan (2009). Hadith: Muhammad's Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World (Foundations of Islam). Oneworld Publications. p. 277. ISBN 978-1851686636.
↑ Wehr, Hans (1994). Arabic-English Dictionary. Spoken Language Services, Inc. p. 57.
↑ al-Masri, Jamaluddin ibn al-Manzur. Lisan al-'Arab. pp. 8:6.
↑ Sahih Muslim, 9:3601
↑ Sahih al-Bukhari, 8:80:8747

[jacb12-1] A.C. Brown, Jonathan (2009). Hadith: Muhammad's Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World (Foundations of Islam). Oneworld Publications. p. 277. ISBN 978-1851686636.

[2] Wehr, Hans (1994). Arabic-English Dictionary. Spoken Language Services, Inc. p. 57.

[3] -Masri, Jamaluddin ibn al-Manzur. Lisan al-'Arab. pp. 8:6.

[4] Sahih Muslim, 9:3601

[5] Sahih al-Bukhari, 8:80:8747

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