1) Alternative to Shiite 2) Branch of islam 3) Certain iraqi 4) Certain muslim 5) Islam branch 6) Islamic devotee 7) Islamic sect member 8) Islamic sectarian 9) Islamist 10) Largest branch of Islam 11) Largest denomination of Islam 12) Largest division of Islam 13) Largest Islam branch 14) Like a majority of Muslims
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1) Sect 2) Sunnite
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Member of the larger of the two main sects of
Islam, with about 680 million adherents. Sunni Muslims...
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Adherents of the majority branch of Islam, Sunnism; from the term sunni which means a follower of the sunna of the Prophet Muhammad.
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The Sunni ('lawful') are a branch of orthodox Muslims so called because they accept as their rule of faith and law the Sunna and the Koran. The Sunna deduces the standpoint and usage of Mohammed from his hadiths or traditional sayings and doings. Islamic theology and law were founded by Hanifa at Kufa, Malik at Medina, Shafi at Cairo and Hanbal at ...
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n] - one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam
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A member of the larger of the two great divisions of Islam. The Sunnis, who rejected the claim of Ali's line, believe that they are the true followers of the sunna, the guide to proper behavior composed of the Quran and hadith, the precedent of Muhammad's words that serves as one of the sources of Islamic law. In 1989 about 90 percent of the Soviet...
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Sunni Islam noun one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam
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Member of the larger of the two main sects of Islam, with about 680 million adherents. Sunni Muslims believe that the caliph Abu Bakr, adviser to the prophet Muhammad, was his true successor. They believe that guidance on belief and life should come from the Koran (or Quran or Qur'an), the Sunna, the Hadith, and the Shari'a, not from a huma...
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Ninety percent of Muslims are Sunni. This name is derived from sunna (tradition) for one who follows the tradition of Muhammad (who did not designate a successor). It is the belief that leadership should come from among the Quraish Arabs (Muhammad's tribe).The plural is Sunnites.
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Also calleda member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad and stressing the importance of Sunna as a basis for law. Cf. · the Sunni Muslims.
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Sunni is an English name for girls. The meaning is `well-behaved, sun` The name Sunni is most commonly given to American girls. Sunni is given to boys and girls in Scotland and England and Wales What do they use in other countries? Sunny (English) Sun Sunnie The name sounds like: Sonni, Sunnie Similar names are: Bunni, Sannie, Sandi, Vinni, Nanni, ...
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