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"Sunni" in a Sentence (16 examples)
Although Iran is nowadays known for being a stronghold of Shia Islam, most Persian Muslims were Sunni until the XVth century.
In this country, the majority of the population practices Sunni Islam.
In this country, the majority of the population professes Sunni Islam.
In this country, the majority of the population espouses Sunni Islam.
In this country, most of the inhabitants are Sunni Muslims.
Sami is a Sunni Muslim.
Kabyles are Sunni Muslim.
Kabyles speak Berber and they are Sunni Muslim.
Kabyles are Sunni Muslims.
Most Algerians are Sunni Muslims.
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I therefore strongly advocate the formation of a local capital but not at Hillah, which is too Sunni and near Baghdad
members […] came to view themselves collectively as the righteous descendants of Husayn confronting an evil and fundamentally alien ruler: a shah more Zoroastrian than Muslim, more Sunni than Shi'i, more Arab than Iranian, more Yazid than Husayn.
Many Shias who had become more Sunni in their religious practices reverted back to their original sect.
In Islam, Sunni is a more triumphant version of the faith than Shia, which stresses the importance of suffering, following the founder Ali, who was persecuted.
Sunni has four schools of Islamic doctrine and law — Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, and Hanbali — which uniquely interpret the Hadith, or recorded oral traditions of Muhammad.
Sunni is the mainstream religion, based in Mecca, and is generally more moderate.
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