Sunni Islam

Sunni Islam is the lairgest branch o Islam;.^[1] Sunni Muslims are referred tae in Arabic as ʾAhl ūs-Sunnah wa āl-Ǧamāʿah (Arabic: أهل السنة والجماعة‎, "Fowk o the tradition o Muhammad an the community") or ʾAhl ūs-Sunnah (Arabic: أهل السنة‎) for short; in Inglis, thay are kent as Sunni Muslims, Sunnis or Sunnites.

Sunni Islam is whiles referred tae as the orthodox version o the releegion.^[2] The wird "Sunni" comes frae the term Sunnah (Arabic: سنة‎), which refers tae the sayins an actions o Muhammad that are recordit in hadiths (collections o narrations regardin Muhammad).^[3] Sunni Muslims generally consider Sahih al-Bukhari an Sahih Muslim tae be entirely authentic an accurat hadiths.

Etymology

Sunnī (Clessical Arabic: سُنِّي‎ /ˈsunniː/) is a broad term derived frae sunnah (سُنَّة‎ /ˈsunna/, pl. سُنَن‎ sunan /ˈsunæn/), means "habit" or "uisual practice".^[4] The Muslim uisage o this term refers tae the sayins an livin habits o Muhammad. In its full form, this branch o Islam is referred tae as "Ahlu s-Sunnah Wa Al-Jama'ah" (literally, "Fowk o the Tradition an the Congregation"). Onyane claimin tae follae the Sunnah who can demonstrate that thay hae nae action or belief against the Prophetic Sunnah can consider thairsel tae be a Sunni Muslim. Housomeivver, it shoud be notit that Shi'a Muslims an aw hauld that thay follae the Sunnah.

Notes

1. John L. Esposito, ed. (2014). "Sunni Islam". The Oxford Dictionary of Islam. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (help)
2. "Sunni and Shia Islam". Library of Congress Country Studies. Archived frae the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
3. "Sunna". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 17 December 2010. the body of Islamic custom and practice based on Muhammad's words and deeds
4. Sunnah Archived 2010-12-05 at the Wayback Machine, Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement