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English
Etymology
From un- + Sunni.
Adjective
un-Sunni (comparative more un-Sunni, superlative most un-Sunni)
- Not in accordance with Sunnism; unbefitting of Sunnites.
2008, Ruth Rowe, Lady of the Women of the Worlds:Rafiuddin Ahmed, noting how some Indian reformists identified 19th century Bengali practices such as Muharram “un-Islamic” (or at least un-Sunni) describes how the “emotional veneration of Bibi Fatimah […]
1990, Nicolaas Biegman, Egypt: moulids, saints, sufis, page 114:[…] also after initiation, which led to the establishment of a very un-Sunni hierarchy in the turuq, still to be found today.
1990, G Sholapurkur, Religious Rites and Festivals of India, page 308:Aurangzeb abolished the celebration and fairs that weie held to mark the occasion as being un-Islamic in general and un-Sunni in particular.