Sunna Definition

syo͝onə
noun
Muslim law based, according to tradition, on the teachings and practices of Muhammad and observed by orthodox Muslims: a supplement to the Koran.
Webster's New World
Muhammad's way of life viewed as a model for Muslims.
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Alternative form of sunnah.

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Origin of Sunna

  • Arabic sunna customary practice, tradition from sanna to sharpen, shape, enact šnn in Semitic roots

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

Sunna Sentence Examples

  • He studied the Koran and its traditions (hadith, sunna) there and on a student journey through Mesopotamia, Arabia and Syria.

  • Sunna applied to other than Muhammad.

  • The word Sunna was likely to be applied to Muhammad even during his lifetime (p8 ).

  • The origin of the way of the Sufi thus lies in the prophetic Sunna.

  • According to them the Qur'an does not abrogate the sunna nor does the sunna abrogate the Qur'an.

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