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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 ...
Kitab al-Athar of Imam Muhammad al-Shaybani. Musnad of Imam Shafi‘i. Musannaf of ‘Abd ar-Razzaq as-San‘ani. Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaybah. Musnad of Ishaq Ibn Rahwayh. Musnad [ 10] of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal. Sunan of al-Darimi. Al-Adab al-Mufrad of Muhammad al-Bukhari. Musnad of Abu Bakr Ahmad al-Bazzar.
The Rashidun Caliphate ( Arabic: ٱلْخِلَافَةُ ٱلرَّاشِدَةُ, romanized : al-Khilāfah ar-Rāšidah) was the first caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was ruled by the first four successive caliphs of Muhammad after his demise in 632 CE. During its existence, the empire was the most powerful economic ...
Kutub al-Sittah ( Arabic: ٱلْكُتُب ٱلسِّتَّة, romanized : al-Kutub al-Sitta, lit. 'the Six Books'), also known as al-Sihah al-Sitta ( Arabic: الصحاح الستة, romanized : al-Ṣiḥāḥ al-Sitta, lit. 'the Authentic Six') are the six canonical hadith collections of Sunni Islam. They were all compiled in the 9th and ...
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. It is the world's oldest and largest Islamist group. Its aims are to re-establish the Caliphate and in the meantime, push for more Islamisation of society.
The Cultural Atlas of Islam is a reference work by Isma'il Raji al-Faruqi and Lois Lamya al-Faruqi, published posthumously in 1986. The book provides an extensive overview of Islamic civilization, covering various aspects such as history, geography, culture, art, and science. It aims to contribute to the understanding of the diverse heritage of ...
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 ...
In the Arabic language, the word madrasa (مدرسه) means any educational institution, of any description, (as does the term school in American English) [ 182] and does not imply a political or religious affiliation, not even one as broad as Islam in the general sense. Madrasas often have varied curricula.