Sunna

American  

[soon-uh] / ˈsʊn ə /

Or Sunnah

noun

Islam.

1. the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.

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Sunna British  

/ ˈsʌnə /

noun

1. the body of traditional Islamic law accepted by most orthodox Muslims as based on the words and acts of Mohammed

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Etymology

Origin of Sunna

First recorded in 1620–30, Sunna is from the Arabic word sunnah literally, way, path, rule

Example Sentences

From the time he was 6, said Sunna, who is from Sweden, he wanted to be both an artist and a reindeer herder.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2022

The extremist Islamist militia calls itself Jamaatu Ahlis Sunna Lidda Awati Wal-Jihad but is popularly known as Boko Haram, which translates as "Western education is a sin."

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2014

This deity with flaming hair hewn from stone is Sunna, the Saxon god of the sun, as imagined by 18th-century antiquarians.•

From The Guardian • Aug. 12, 2011

Both are from Ahlu Sunna, but the group, made up of Sufi Muslims, said it did not support their nominations.

From Reuters • Jul. 3, 2010

So he satisfied his temper by walking home and insisting on Sunna doing likewise.

From An Orkney Maid by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston