1620s, from Arabic, "adherent of the Sunnah; Muslim who accepts the orthodox tradition as well as the Quran," from Sunna "traditional teachings of Muhammad" (not, like the Quran, committed to writing, but preserved from his lips by his disciples or founded on his actions), literally "way, custom, course, tradition, usage." Related: Sunnite.
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1. Most of the candidates Mr Maliki is seeking to bar are Sunni.
大多数被马利基阻止的候选人都是逊尼派.
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2. Religion: Muslim ( mostly Sunni ) - 94 %; Coptic Christian and other - 6 %.
宗教: 穆斯林占94% ( 90%为逊尼派穆斯林 ), 科普特基督教徒及其它宗教占6%.
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3. Why not split the country into Shia , Sunni and Kurdish statelets?
不一定现在就执行,但为何不订一个时间表?
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4. Islam is the national religion and all Maldivians are Sunni Muslims.
伊斯兰教是国教,所有马尔代夫人都是逊尼派穆斯林.
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5. The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias.