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sunnaBody of traditional social and legal custom and practice that constitutes proper observance of Islam. Early Muslims did not concur on what constituted sunna, because of the wide variety of pre-Islamic practices among converted peoples that had to be assimilated, reconciled, or abandoned. In the 8th century the sunna of Muhammad, as preserved in eyewitness records, was codified as the Hadith by Abu 'Abd Allah Shaf'ii. Later Muslim scholars strengthened the authority of sunna by devising a system for attesting the authenticity of various practices claimed as descending from Muhammad. See also 'ilm al-hadith; isnad; Shari'ah; tafsir. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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205/ 820) himself to the somewhat unusual observation that "hikmah" is a reference to the Sunna of the Prophet. Respecting Other Cultures: A Supreme Prophetic Sunna against any Muslim or non-Muslim is banned by the Holy Qur' an and the Sunna tradition of the Prophet Muhammed," said the statement, which came after a string of attacks claimed by al-Qaeda against foreigners, particularly Americans. |
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