Sunni Islam

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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.


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

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Mustansiriya Madrasah affiliation Sunni Islam
Lazistan associatedReligion Sunni Islam
Oghuz Uzbek associatedWithReligion Sunni Islam
Al-Mansur branchOfIslam Sunni Islam
Al-Walid I branchOfIslam Sunni Islam
Ali ibn Abi Talib branchOfIslam Sunni Islam
Hashemite dynasty branchOfIslam Sunni Islam
Marwan II branchOfIslam Sunni Islam
as-Saffah branchOfReligion Sunni Islam
subject surface form: As-Saffah
Husayn ibn Ali branchOfReligion Sunni Islam
Khurram branchOfReligion Sunni Islam
Hasan ibn Ali category Sunni Islam
this entity surface form: Rightly Guided Caliphs (in some Sunni views)
subject surface form: Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani
subject surface form: Ahmad al-Tayyeb
this entity surface form: Sunni
Al-Azhar Mosque denomination Sunni Islam
Al-Zaytuna Mosque denomination Sunni Islam
Arba'a Rukun Mosque denomination Sunni Islam
Blue Mosque denomination Sunni Islam
Dome of the Rock denomination Sunni Islam
Haji Ali Dargah denomination Sunni Islam
Ibn Arabi denomination Sunni Islam
Ibn Khaldun denomination Sunni Islam
Jama Masjid, Delhi denomination Sunni Islam
Jami al-Tirmidhi denomination Sunni Islam
Kebir-Jami Mosque denomination Sunni Islam
Masjid-i Jahan-Numa denomination Sunni Islam
Moti Masjid denomination Sunni Islam
subject surface form: Moti Masjid (Red Fort)
Quba Mosque denomination Sunni Islam
Rumi denomination Sunni Islam
Rustem Pasha Mosque denomination Sunni Islam
Sahih al-Bukhari denomination Sunni Islam
Selimiye Mosque denomination Sunni Islam
Suleymaniye Mosque denomination Sunni Islam
Usman dan Fodio denomination Sunni Islam
subject surface form: Yeşil Cami
subject surface form: Yeşil Türbe
al‑Junayd denomination Sunni Islam
subject surface form: al-Junayd
al-Qarawiyyin Mosque denomination Sunni Islam
Şehzade Mosque denomination Sunni Islam