Sunnah

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of sunnah. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    (An example of) Muhammad's way of life, as recorded in the hadiths, especially when viewed as a model for Muslims to emulate. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran wordnet

Synonyms

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hadithsunna

Example

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"Albanians pray Faraz, Sunnah and Nafil Namaz every day and also Tahajjud, Duha and Ishraq Namaz."

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُنَّة (sunna, “habit, custom”).

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way of life

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