sunni
IPA: sˈuni
Root Word: Sunni
noun
- A follower of Sunni Islam.
- Ellipsis of Sunni Islam. [(Islam) The largest branch of Islam, followed by around 1.7 billion people, whose adherents believe that Muhammad died without appointing a successor, leading to the election of Abu Bakr as the legitimate leader of the Muslim community.]
adjective
- Belonging or relating 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.
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Examples of "sunni" in Sentences
- The Muslims belong to the Sunni sect.
- The Sunnis are predominantly in the south and southeast.