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Sun⋅na

  [soon-uh]
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–noun Islam.
the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.
Also, Sunnah.

Origin:
1620–30; < Ar sunnah lit., way, path, rule
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Sun·na also Sun·nah   (sŏŏn'ə)   
n.   Islam

  1. The way of life prescribed as normative in Islam, based on the teachings and practices of Muhammad and on exegesis of the Koran. Also called hadith.

  2. Muhammad's way of life viewed as a model for Muslims.


[Arabic sunna, customary practice, tradition, from sanna, to sharpen, shape, enact; see šnn in Semitic roots.]
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