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

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Example Sentences

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Sunna

For Venice, Sunna has created a painting series representing significant moments in his family’s legal battle, which he will display with documents and audio from the court proceedings.

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

It was not immediately clear if either of them have ties to Ahlu Sunna.

From Reuters ● Jul. 3, 2010

Only when Ian was present, did Sunna take her proper secondary place and Ian, though the most faithful and attentive of lovers by mail, had only been able to pay Thora one personal visit.

From An Orkney Maid by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

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