Sunni Islam
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- noun
- /ˈsʌni ˈɪzlɑm/
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islam sunita
- At the same time, Christian fundamentalism is increasingly challenged by fundamentalists of other religions, including those of Shia and Sunni Islam.
- authority in Sunni Islam
- schools of Sunni Islam
Examples
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As such, they categorically repudiate the teachings of the four main schools of Sunni Islam: the Hanafi, the Maliki, the Shafi'i, and the Hanbali.
Academic text (1994) -
This is because Islam, especially Sunni Islam, has no full clergy.
Academic text (1995) -
After leaving the Nation of Islam, he made a pilgrimage to Mecca and converted to mainstream Sunni Islam.
Academic text (2009) -
Thus, the relevant observers of American counterinsurgency operations in mosques are Iraqi Sunnis, who traditionally follow the Hanafi and Shafi'i schools of Sunni Islam.
Academic text (2007) -
Many communities around the world practice Sunni Islam, following the teachings of the first four caliphs.
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In Sunni Islam, the interpretation of Islamic law is largely guided by communal consensus and tradition.
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The majority of Muslims globally identify with Sunni Islam, which plays a significant role in shaping Islamic culture and practices.
Synonyms
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A main group in Islam followed by most Muslims who accept Sunni beliefs
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is compositionally derived: 'Sunni' identifies a group/branch and 'Islam' names the religion, so together they denote the branch of Islam followed by Sunnis. This noun-modifier pattern is cross-linguistically common for religious denominations, making the overall meaning predictable for a learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Sunni Islam gets its name from the Arabic word sunnah, which means 'the way' or 'the practices' of the Prophet Muhammad. So Sunni Islam is the part of Islam whose followers try to follow those practices and the community's accepted traditions.