Should Hadiths Be Capitalized?

For example, fiqh, kharaj, and wudu should usually be italicized; jihad and hadith should not. Proper names are exempt from these rules: they should always be capitalized but never italicized.

Does hadith need to be capitalized?

The term hadith (often capitalized by Western scholars) denotes both the genre of literature and an individual text of this genre.

Is hadith a proper noun?

Proper noun

(uncountable, religion, Islam) The entire collection of hadiths (sayings and deeds) of Muhammad within a particular branch of Islam or Islamic jurisprudence.

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