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Sunni   /sˈuni/   Listen
Sunni

noun
1.
A member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad.  Synonyms: Sunni Muslim, Sunnite.
2.
One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam.  Synonym: Sunni Islam.






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"Sunni" Quotes from Famous Books



... the Sikh chiefs of Patiala, Nabha, and Kapurthala, in the Punjab, still recall the great days of Ranjit Singh and the Sikh confederacy. In some of the Native States the ruling families are neither of the same race nor of the same creed as the majority of their subjects. The Nizam is a Sunni Mahomedan, but most of his subjects are Hindus, and of the Mahomedans some of the most influential are Shias. The Maharajah of Kashmir, a Hindu Rajput, rules over many Mongolian Buddhists, whilst there are but few Mahrattas ...
— Indian Unrest • Valentine Chirol



Words linked to "Sunni" :   religious sect, Sunnite, Moslem, sect, Islam, Muslim, Sunni Muslim, Sunni Islam, religious order, Muslimism



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