Sunni Islam

Sunni Islam is the lairgest branch o Islam;.^[1] Sunni Muslims are referred tae in Arabic as ʾAhl ūs-Sunnah wa āl-Ǧamāʿah (Arabic: أهل السنة والجماعة‎, "Fowk o the tradition o Muhammad an the community") or ʾAhl ūs-Sunnah (Arabic: أهل السنة‎) for short; in Inglis, thay are kent as Sunni Muslims, Sunnis or Sunnites.

Sunni Islam is whiles referred tae as the orthodox version o the releegion.^[2] The wird "Sunni" comes frae the term Sunnah (Arabic: سنة‎), which refers tae the sayins an actions o Muhammad that are recordit in hadiths (collections o narrations regardin Muhammad).^[3] Sunni Muslims generally consider Sahih al-Bukhari an Sahih Muslim tae be entirely authentic an accurat hadiths.

1. ↑ John L. Esposito, ed. (2014). "Sunni Islam". The Oxford Dictionary of Islam. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (help)
2. ↑ "Sunni and Shia Islam". Library of Congress Country Studies. Archived frae the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
3. ↑ "Sunna". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 17 December 2010. the body of Islamic custom and practice based on Muhammad's words and deeds