Un-sunni

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not in accordance with Sunnism; unbefitting of Sunnites.

    "Rafiuddin Ahmed, noting how some Indian reformists identified 19th century Bengali practices such as Muharram “un-Islamic” (or at least un-Sunni) describes how the “emotional veneration of Bibi Fatimah […]"

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"Rafiuddin Ahmed, noting how some Indian reformists identified 19th century Bengali practices such as Muharram “un-Islamic” (or at least un-Sunni) describes how the “emotional veneration of Bibi Fatimah […]"

Etymology

From un- + Sunni.

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