sunni
Collocations
5ADJ.
islamic, mainstream, most, near, religious
VERB + SUNNI
am, became, become, espouses, practices, professes, raised
SUNNI + NOUN
baghdad, country, faith, islam, m, mother, muslim, muslims
PREP.
in, in, than, than, until
ADV.
also, essentially
Definitions
adj
Belonging or relating 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.
I therefore strongly advocate the formation of a local capital but not at Hillah, which is too Sunni and near Baghdad
members […] came to view themselves collectively as the righteous descendants of Husayn confronting an evil and fundamentally alien ruler: a shah more Zoroastrian than Muslim, more Sunni than Shi'i, more Arab than Iranian, more Yazid than Husayn.
noun
A follower of Sunni Islam.
name
Ellipsis of Sunni Islam.
In Islam, Sunni is a more triumphant version of the faith than Shia, which stresses the importance of suffering, following the founder Ali, who was persecuted.
Sunni has four schools of Islamic doctrine and law — Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, and Hanbali — which uniquely interpret the Hadith, or recorded oral traditions of Muhammad.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four
- sunnite
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6I therefore strongly advocate the formation of a local capital but not at Hillah, which is too Sunni and near Baghdad
Wiktionarymembers […] came to view themselves collectively as the righteous descendants of Husayn confronting an evil and fundamentally alien ruler: a shah more Zoroastrian than Muslim, more Sunni than Shi'i, m
WiktionaryMany Shias who had become more Sunni in their religious practices reverted back to their original sect.
WiktionaryIn Islam, Sunni is a more triumphant version of the faith than Shia, which stresses the importance of suffering, following the founder Ali, who was persecuted.
WiktionarySunni has four schools of Islamic doctrine and law — Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, and Hanbali — which uniquely interpret the Hadith, or recorded oral traditions of Muhammad.
WiktionarySunni is the mainstream religion, based in Mecca, and is generally more moderate.
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