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Sunni Islam [a] (/ ˈ s uː n i /; Arabic: أهل السنة, romanized: Ahl as-Sunnah, lit. 'The People of the Sunnah') is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims, and simultaneously the largest religious denomination in the world. Its name comes from the word Sunnah, referring to the tradition of Muhammad.
With its various branches, it is the largest Sunni movement in the Arab world, and an affiliate is often the largest opposition party in many Arab nations. The Muslim Brotherhood is not concerned with theological differences, accepting both, Muslims of any of the four Sunni schools of thought, and Shi'a Muslims.
The following is a list of Sunni Muslim dynasties. Asia. Arabian Peninsula. Ziyadid dynasty (819–1018) Banu Wajih (926–965) Sulaymanids (1063–1174)
The four Sunni Imams founded the four madhhab (schools of thought) recognized in Sunni Islam. While they agree on the foundational principles of fiqh according to the Sunni narrative, their interpretations of certain legal and practical matters differ, which led to the development of the four distinct madhhab.
Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam (8 C, 270 P) A. Family of Abu Bakr (15 P) Ahl-i Hadith people (2 C, 29 P) Asharis (1 C, 183 P) C. Sunni clerics (9 C, 13 P)
At first the revolution inspired and energized Islamist Muslims (both Shia and Sunni) everywhere, but it was a revolution in a predominantly Shi'i Muslim country, led by Shi'i Muslims, and serious rifts with Sunni Muslims soon developed. The revolution changed the Shia–Sunni power equation in Muslim countries "from Lebanon to India".
In the 1932 Lebanon census, 175,925 individuals, constituting 22% of the total population of 785,543, were Sunni Muslims. [6] The Lebanese Sunni Muslims did not want to be separated from their Sunni Muslim brethren in Syria, whereas the Lebanese Christians wanted a French or European-oriented Lebanon to ensure economic viability that was ...
Sunni Islam celebrates Ali for his dedication to the cause of Islam, for his piety, [17] wisdom, eloquence, courage on battlefield, and magnanimity in victory. [ 10 ] [ 3 ] Ali is moreover the common source of mystical and spiritual currents within both Sunni and Shia sects of Islam.