Sunni Definition

so͝onē
sunnis
noun
The branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors of Muhammad.
American Heritage

Sunnite.

Webster's New World
A Muslim belonging to this branch; a Sunnite.
American Heritage

(countable) A follower of Sunni Islam.

Wiktionary
(uncountable) Sunni Islam.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • sunni-muslim
  • sunnite
  • Sunni Islam
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.

Are all of your family members Sunnis?
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Other Word Forms of Sunni

Noun

Singular:
Sunni
Plural:
sunnis

Origin of Sunni

  • Arabic sunnī adherent of the Sunna from sunna customary practice, tradition Sunna

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Arabic سني (súnniyy), from سنة (súnna, “Sunna") + ـي (-iyy).

    From Wiktionary

Sunni Sentence Examples

  • The Malays to-day are Sunni Mahommedans of the school of Shafi`i, and the y habitually use the terms Orang Malayu, i.e.

  • Kuwait is Sunni, with Wahabi leanings.

  • The one was Chin Kulich Khan, also called Asaf Jah, and still more commonly Nizam-ul-Mulk, who was of Turkoman origin, and belonged to the Sunni sect.

  • At this time not only was there religious fanaticism at work to stir up the mutual hatred ever existing between Sunni and Shiah, but the intrigue of European courts was probably directed towards the maintenance of an hostility which deterred the sultan from aggressive operations north and west of Constantinople.

  • Lebanon, are tending to emigrate or conform to Sunni Islam.

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Words Starting With

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