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.
大多數(shù)被馬利基阻止的候選人都是遜尼派.
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2. Religion: Muslim ( mostly Sunni ) - 94 %; Coptic Christian and other - 6 %.
宗教: 穆斯林占94% ( 90%為遜尼派穆斯林 ), 科普特基督教徒及其它宗教占6%.
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3. Why not split the country into Shia , Sunni and Kurdish statelets?
不一定現(xiàn)在就執(zhí)行,但為何不訂一個時間表?
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4. Islam is the national religion and all Maldivians are Sunni Muslims.
伊斯蘭教是國教,所有馬爾代夫人都是遜尼派穆斯林.
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5. The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias.