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Definition of "sunnah" []

  • (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 (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "sunnah" in a sentence
  • "The other eighty-five percent of the Muslims are called the Sunnīs, a term which comes from the Arabic word sunnah or "practice [of the Prophet].""
  • "Muslims discern the '' sunnah '' ({{Arabic Name3 | سنة}}) or "way" of the prophet through"
  • "Muslims discern the '' sunnah '' or "way" of the prophet through Muhammad's non-Quranic utterances to his personal habits, all ways should be mirrored."