sunnah
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See also: Sunnah
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سُنَّة (sunna, “habit, custom”).
Noun
sunnah (countable and uncountable, plural sunnahs)
- (Islam) (An example of) Muhammad's way of life, as recorded in the hadiths, especially when viewed as a model for Muslims to emulate.
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Translations
custom, system, way of life
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Muhammad's way of life
Further reading
- “sunnah”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.