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Sunni /ˈsʊni / /ˈsʌni /noun (plural same or Sunnis) [mass noun]1One of the two main branches of Islam, commonly described as orthodox, and differing from Shia in its understanding of the Sunna and in its acceptance of the first three caliphs: [as modifier]: a Sunni Muslim their shared Sunni faith...- Leaving aside the division of Islam into two broad communities of Shia and Sunni, there are national differences which influence the thinking of individual Muslims.
- The modern regional divisions of Shia, Sunni, and Kurd correspond roughly to ancient Sumer, Akkad, and Assyria, different lands and peoples who over time created a common culture.
- The idea is one which every Iraqi seems keen to endorse, though each has his own idea of what democracy means, depending on whether he is a Shia, Kurd or Sunni.
Compare with Shia. 1.1 [count noun] A Muslim who adheres to the Sunni branch of Islam.For Islam, Sunnis and Shi'as will also be considered as separate groups....- I do, however, remember that there was often tension between the Shias and the Sunnis, but, never between the Hindus and the Muslims.
- What's the best way to bring Shiites, Sunnis, and Kurds together under a cohesive democracy?
DerivativesSunnite /ˈsʊnʌɪt/ adjective & noun ...- In 1055 they entered Baghdad on the invitation of the Abbasid caliph and became the champions of Sunnite Islam against the Shi'ite rulers of Egypt.
- Ottoman rule resulted in Muslim Sunnite dominance in the north, although the Shiites in the south were generally free to practice Islam as they chose.
- Most Iraqis are Muslims and they are Shiites and Sunnite.
OriginArabic, literally 'custom, normative rule'. |