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.

Mamluk Sultanate → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Mamluk rulers of Egypt → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Marinid dynasty → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Mehmed VI → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Misrata militias → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Mohammad Najibullah → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Mongol Ilkhanate → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Mount Lebanon → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Muftiate of Crimea → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
subject surface form: Mughal Empire
Mughal dynasty → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Muhajir people → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Muhammadu Buhari → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Mumtaz Mahal → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Murad I → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Najd → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Nogai Horde → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Nuristani people → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Oghuz → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Orhan → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Osman I → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Ossetians → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Ottoman Empire → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Ottoman dynasty → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Ottoman sultan → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Parviz Mirza → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Pashtuns → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Persians → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Polisario Front → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sunni Islam (majority of members)
Qusay Hussein → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Raghad Hussein → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Riffians → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Saadi → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Saddam Hussein → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Saguia el-Hamra → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Sahiba Banu Begum → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Samanid Empire → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Selim I → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Seljuk Sultanate of Rum → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Shafi'i school → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
subject surface form: Shah Alam II
Shuja Shah Durrani → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Sokoto Caliphate → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Songhai people → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
South Slavs → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Spanish Sahara → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Suleiman the Magnificent → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ
Sultan Abdülmecid I → religion → Sunni Islam ⓘ