1620s, from Arabic, "adherent of the Sunnah; Muslim who accepts the orthodox tradition as well as the Quran," from Sunna "traditional teachings of Muhammad" (not, like the Quran, committed to writing, but preserved from his lips by his disciples or founded on his actions), literally "way, custom, course, tradition, usage." Related: Sunnite.
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1. Most of the candidates Mr Maliki is seeking to bar are Sunni .
マリキに阻止された候補の多くはスンニ派だった。
2. Religion: Muslim ( mostly Sunni ) - 94 %; Coptic Christian and other-6%.