Sunni Islam

E11619
Abrahamic religion tradition branch of Islam religious denomination

Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam, characterized by its emphasis on the Sunnah (traditions) of the Prophet Muhammad and recognition of the first four caliphs as his rightful successors.

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All labels observed (22)

Label Occurrences
Sunni Islam canonical 2,402
Sunni Muslims 59
Sunni 15

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Abrahamic religion tradition ⓘ
branch of Islam ⓘ
religious denomination ⓘ
acceptsCaliphateOf Caliph Abu Bakr ⓘ
surface form: Abu Bakr

Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ
Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
believesMuhammadIs final prophet ⓘ
believesQur'anIs literal word of God ⓘ
coreBelief Final Judgment ⓘ
surface form: Day of Judgment

angels ⓘ
divine decree (qadar) ⓘ
prophethood of Muhammad ⓘ
revealed scriptures ⓘ
tawhid ⓘ
differsFrom Ibadi Islam ⓘ
Shia Islam ⓘ
emphasizes Sunnah ⓘ
surface form: Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad
follows Quran ⓘ
surface form: Qur'an
globalMajorityWithin Islam ⓘ
hasConcept caliphate ⓘ
sharia ⓘ
ummah ⓘ
hasMajorHoliday Eid al-Adha ⓘ
Eid al-Fitr ⓘ
holyCity Mecca ⓘ
Medina ⓘ
holySanctuary Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ
Masjid al-Haram ⓘ
includesTrend Athari creed ⓘ
majorSchoolOfLaw Hanafi school ⓘ
surface form: Hanafi

Hanbali school ⓘ
surface form: Hanbali

Maliki ⓘ
Shafi'i school ⓘ
surface form: Shafi'i
majorTheologicalSchool Ash'ari ⓘ
Maturidi ⓘ
recognizesAsRightlyGuidedCaliphs Caliph Abu Bakr ⓘ
surface form: Abu Bakr

Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ
Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
recognizesPillar hajj to Mecca ⓘ
salat ⓘ
sawm of Ramadan ⓘ
shahada ⓘ
zakat ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
sacredLanguage Arabic ⓘ
usesSourceOfLaw Quran ⓘ
surface form: Qur'an

Sunnah ⓘ
ijma ⓘ
qiyas ⓘ
viewsCompanions generally righteous ⓘ

Referenced by (2,501)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Egypt → religionMajority → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Islam → majorBranch → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Arab world → hasMajorReligionBranch → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Libya → religionDominantBranch → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Lebanese American → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
subject surface form: Mughal Empire
North Africa → hasMajorBranchOfIslam → Sunni Islam ⓘ
King Hussein of Jordan → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Ottoman Empire → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Seal of the Prophets → interpretedBy → Sunni Islam ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sunni Muslims
Five Pillars of Islam → associatedWith → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Malay peoples → majorityReligion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Crimean Khanate → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Palestinian → hasPrimaryReligion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Arabs → religiousDiversity → Sunni Islam ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sunni Muslims
Tebu → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Tuareg → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Sundanese → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Riyadh → dominantIslamicBranch → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Kurds → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Kurds → majorReligion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Laz people → majorReligion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Yasser Arafat → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Saudi Arabia → dominantBranchOfIslam → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Crimean Tatars → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Mecca → hasReligiousSignificanceFor → Sunni Islam ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sunni Muslims
Qiyas → recognizedBy → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Berbers → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate → majorReligion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Central Asia → hasMajorBranchOfIslam → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Sabha → religionMajority → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Cyprus → majorReligion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Abbasid Caliphate → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Xoraxane Roma → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Afghanistan → majorReligion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Northern Nigeria → dominantReligiousBranch → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Saddam Hussein → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Siraj ud-Daulah → religiousBranch → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Timurid dynasty → hasReligion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Gaza Strip → religionMajority → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Mauritania → majorityReligion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Babur → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Bahadur Shah II → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Spanish Sahara → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Qatar → majorReligion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Durrani Empire → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Brunei Darussalam → majorReligion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Tripoli → majorReligion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Shia Islam → distinguishedFrom → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Turkmenistan → religionMajority → Sunni Islam ⓘ