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proper nounThe largest branch of Islam, followed by around 1.7 billion people, whose adherents believe that Muhammad died without appointing a successor, leading to the election of Abu Bakr as the legitimate leader of the Muslim community.
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nounone of the two main branches of orthodox Islam
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Translations
Arabic تَسَنُّن
- تَسَنُّن (tasannun)branch of Islam
Chinese Mandarin 遜尼派 /逊尼派
- 遜尼派 /逊尼派 (Xùnnípài)branch of Islam
Dutch soennisme
- soennismebranch of Islam
Finnish sunnalaisuus, sunnilaisuus
- sunnalaisuusbranch of Islam
- sunnilaisuusbranch of Islam
French sunnisme
- sunnismebranch of Islam
Italian sunnismo
- sunnismobranch of Islam
Japanese スンニ派, スンニー派
- スンニ派 (sunni-ha)branch of Islam
- スンニー派 (sunnī-ha)branch of Islam
- スンナ派 (sunna-ha)branch of Islam
Polish sunnizm
- sunnizmbranch of Islam
Portuguese sunismo
- sunismobranch of Islam
Russian сунни́зм
- сунни́зм (sunnízm)branch of Islam
Spanish sunismo, sunnismo
- sunismobranch of Islam
- sunnismobranch of Islam
Swedish sunni
- sunnibranch of Islam
Tamil சுன்னி, சன்னி
- சுன்னி (cuṉṉi)branch of Islam
- சன்னி (caṉṉi)branch of Islam
Turkish Sünnilik
- Sünnilikbranch of Islam
Ukrainian суні́зм
- суні́зм (sunízm)branch of Islam
Urdu تَسَنُّن
- تَسَنُّن (tasannun)branch of Islam
Cite this entry
APA
Sunni Islam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sunni%20Islam
MLA
“Sunni Islam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sunni%20Islam. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sunni Islam,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sunni%20Islam.
Source: Sunni Islam on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.