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Meanings of Sunnah in English

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(Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran.

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Examples for "hadith"
Examples for "hadith"
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This is based on hadith that the Prophet is believed to have said.
The South African
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His sayings, known as hadith, are what Muslims often quote in times of tribulation.
The South African
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It is worth noting that Isis is extremely selective in its use of hadith.
The Guardian
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I returned to teaching and sharing the hadith that contained my beloved husband's words.
Mother of the believers: a novel of the birth of islam
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In hadith, elements of shape-changing remain, and an ifrit attakcs Muhammad with a firebolt.
John Winchester’s Journal
1
The Kabaka Sunna, known for his great cruelty, had welcomed the Arabs.
The masque of africa: glimpses of african belief
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The people of Busoga were great warriors, and resisted Sunna for three months.
The masque of africa: glimpses of african belief
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By far the more valuable is the Kuran and the Sunna of tradition.
Mahomet, Founder of Islam
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In the end, though, this reputation for awfulness worked against Sunna.
The masque of africa: glimpses of african belief
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It was the fate of nearly all of Sunna's more than thirty sons.
The masque of africa: glimpses of african belief
Usage of Sunnah in English
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Security sources said one Ahlu Sunnah Wa-Jama cell was struggling to afford ammunition or food.
Reuters
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A statement said the two were captured in Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad by the Ansar al-Sunnah army.
The Irish Times
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Quoted in Seyyed Hossein Nasr, 'The Significance of the Sunnah and Hadith' in Islamic Spirituality, pp.107-8.
A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
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But he adds that the practice is "Sunnah", part of the teaching of the prophet, and he believes it is necessary.
The Guardian
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Thus, in Islâm, a whole system, which could not even pretend to draw its authority from the Sunnah, had come to be accepted.
Mohammedanism / Lectures on Its Origin, Its Religious and Politi...
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The first of these - that between the Sunnah and Shiah - was prefigured in the struggle for the leadership after Muhammad's sudden death.
A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
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One of Iraq's most feared insurgent groups, Ansar al-Sunnah, posted the video on an Islamic website known as a clearing house for militant movements' material.
The Irish Times
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There has been much debate about the validity of the sunnah and hadith: some are regarded as more authentic than others.
A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
Translations for Sunnah
Portuguese
suna
Catalan
hadit
Spanish
hadiz
Sunnah through the time