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Sunnite
[ soon-ahyt ]
Sunnite
/ ˈsʌnaɪt /
noun
- Islam an adherent of the Sunni
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Even the hospitality enjoined by the Koran is displayed only towards the orthodox Sunnite sect.
The Khan was a person of refinement and culture; he was very tolerant, and to him Sunnite or Shi-ite was the same thing.
I squatted down, unheeded in the midst of the crowd of hungry Shi-ite and Sunnite pilgrims.
This is especially the case with slaves who belong to the Sunnite sect.
Omar, a Sunnite, obtained the leadership in 634, and proceeded to carry out the prophet's ambitious schemes of conquest.
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