sunnah

See also: Sunnah

English

Etymology

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

Noun

sunnah (uncountable)

  1. (originally) custom, system, a method
    The Sunna of God (Allah) is to be found in the Qur'an and previous Scripture.
  2. Muhammad's way of life, as recorded in the hadiths, especially when viewed as a model for Muslims to emulate.

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