Sunni Islam

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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.

Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sunni Muslims	14
Sunni	2
Rightly Guided Caliphs (in some Sunni views)	1
Sunni Islam (claimed)	1
Sunni Islam (historically dominant)	1
Sunni Islam (majority of members)	1
Sunni Islam (predominant)	1
Sunni Islamism	1
identifies with Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaʿah	1

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 (444)

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

Mustansiriya Madrasah → affiliation → Sunni Islam ⓘ

Lazistan → associatedReligion → Sunni Islam ⓘ

Five Pillars of Islam → associatedWith → Sunni Islam ⓘ

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques → associatedWithReligion → Sunni Islam ⓘ

Oghuz Uzbek → associatedWithReligion → Sunni Islam ⓘ

Lord of the worlds → belongsToTradition → Sunni Islam ⓘ

Al-Mansur → branchOfIslam → Sunni Islam ⓘ

Al-Walid I → branchOfIslam → Sunni Islam ⓘ

Ali ibn Abi Talib → branchOfIslam → Sunni Islam ⓘ

Blue Men of the Sahara → 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)

Abd al‑Qadir al‑Jilani → denomination → Sunni Islam ⓘ

subject surface form: Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani

Grand Imam Ahmad al-Tayyeb → denomination → Sunni Islam ⓘ

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 ⓘ

Grand Mosque of Kuwait → denomination → Sunni Islam ⓘ

Great Mosque of Damascus → 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 ⓘ

Mausoleum of Aurangzeb → denomination → Sunni Islam ⓘ

Mihrimah Sultan Mosque → 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 ⓘ

Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Bursa) → denomination → Sunni Islam ⓘ

Usman dan Fodio → denomination → Sunni Islam ⓘ

Yeşil Cami (Green Mosque) → denomination → Sunni Islam ⓘ

subject surface form: Yeşil Cami

Yeşil Türbe (Green Tomb) → denomination → Sunni Islam ⓘ

subject surface form: Yeşil Türbe

Zaouia of Moulay Idriss II → denomination → Sunni Islam ⓘ

al‑Junayd → denomination → Sunni Islam ⓘ

subject surface form: al-Junayd

al-Qarawiyyin Mosque → denomination → Sunni Islam ⓘ

Şehzade Mosque → denomination → Sunni Islam ⓘ

Jannat al-Baqi cemetery → denominationAssociation → Sunni Islam ⓘ