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  2. Sunni Islam - Wikipedia

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    Sunni Islam ( / ˈsuːni, ˈsʊni /) 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. [ 1][ 2] The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagreement over ...

  3. Sunnitization in the Ottoman Empire - Wikipedia

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    Legal. Sunnitization was enforced and strengthened through laws, policies, bans, and fatwas . During the 16th century, efforts led by figures like Ebussuud Efendi, an Ottoman Hanafi Maturidi jurist and Shayk al-Islam of Ottoman Empire from 1545 to 1574, aimed to reconcile Ottoman sultanic laws ( kanun) with shari’a principles by embedding the ...

  4. Hanbali school - Wikipedia

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    Map of the Muslim world. Hanbali (dark green) is the predominant Sunni school in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. [12] [5]Ahmad ibn Hanbal, the founder of Hanbali school of thought (), was a disciple of the Sunni Imam Al-Shafi‘i, who was reportedly a student of Imam Malik ibn Anas, [13] [14]: 121 who was a student of the Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq, like Imam Abu Hanifa.

  5. Application of Sharia by country - Wikipedia

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    There are eighteen official religions in Lebanon, each with its own family law and religious courts. For the application of personal status laws, there are three separate sections: Sunni, Shia and non-Muslim. The Law of 16 July 1962 declares that Sharia governs personal status laws of Muslims, with Sunni and Ja'afari Shia jurisdiction of Sharia ...

  6. Shia–Sunni relations - Wikipedia

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    The Five Pillars of Islam ( Arabic: أركان الإسلام) is the term given to the five duties incumbent on every Muslim, and are held by both Sunni and Shia. These duties are Shahada (profession of faith), Salat (prayers), Zakāt (giving of alms), Sawm (fasting, specifically during Ramadan) and Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca ).

  7. Mu'awiya I - Wikipedia

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    Map of the region of Syria in the first decades of Islamic rule. After Muhammad died in 632, Abu Bakr became caliph (leader of the Muslim community). [7] He and his successors Umar, Uthman, and Ali are often known as the Rashidun ('rightly-guided') caliphs to distinguish them from Mu'awiya and his Umayyad dynastic successors. [8]

  8. Sunni Revival - Wikipedia

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    Sunni Revival. The Sunni Revival was a period in Islamic history marked by the revival of the political fortunes of Sunni Islam, a renewed interest in Sunni law and theology and the spread of new styles in art and architecture. Conventionally, the revival lasted from 1055 until 1258. [1]

  9. Holiest sites in Sunni Islam - Wikipedia

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    Masjid Al-Aqsa ("the Farthest Mosque"), also known as the "Al Aqsa compound", is a holy site in Shia and Sunni Islam and is located in the Old City of Jerusalem, and is widely regarded by Jews as the Temple Mount, the site of the Holy Temple. It includes the Qibli mosque and the Dome of the Rock. It is the third holiest site in Islam.