Complete Definition of "Sunni"

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English

Pronunciation
rhymes|�ni

Proper noun
en-proper noun|s

  1. The branch of Islam that believes that the Qur'an is the final authority, and that their leaders have no special sacred wisdom.
  2. countable A follower of that belief.

#: He is a Sunni.

Translations
trans-top|a branch of Islam
Kurdish: sinîtî f
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Mandarin: zh-ts|�尼派|�尼派 (Xùnnípài)
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trans-top|a follower of the Sunni branch of Islam
Kurdish: sinî m / f
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Slovene: sunit m
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Adjective
en-adj|-

  1. Related to the Sunni branch of Islam.

#:The Sunni insurgency in Iraq.

Translations
trans-top|related to the Sunni branch of Islam
Kurdish: sinî
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Slovene: sunitski m, sunitska f, sunitsko n
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See also
Shi'a

Category:Islam
Category:Religion

af:Sunni
ru:Sunni

Revision and Credits for"Sunni"
  • 2007-09-24 03:25 - Robert Ullmann - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/134.220.189.162|134.220.189.162]] ([[User_talk:134.220.189.162|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:AutoFormat|AutoFormat]]

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