Associations to the word «Sunni»

Wiktionary

SUNNI, adjective. Belonging or relating to to the branch of Islam based on the Qur'an, the Kutub al-Sittah (the hadiths which record the Sunnah) and that places emphasis on the Sahabah.
SUNNI, noun. (countable) A follower of Sunnism.
SUNNI, noun. (uncountable) Sunni Islam.
SUNNI BELT, noun. A predominantly Sunni region in northeast Iraq and the Levant.

Dictionary definition

SUNNI, noun. A member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad.
SUNNI, noun. One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam.

Wise words

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