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sunna
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun sunna has 1 sense
- sunna(n = noun.act) hadith, 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; Array is a kind of path, way, way of life
CIDE DICTIONARY
sunna, n. [Ar. sunnah rule, law.].
A collection of traditions received by the orthodox Mohammedans as of equal authority with the Koran. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sunna, n. a traditional portion of Muslim law based on Muhammad's words or acts, accepted as authoritative by many Muslims but rejected by the Shiites.
Etymology
Arab., = form, way, course, rule
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