SUNNA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sunna mean? 

• SUNNA (noun)
  The noun SUNNA has 1 sense:

1. (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran

  Familiarity information: SUNNA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUNNA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

hadith; Sunna; Sunnah

Hypernyms ("Sunna" is a kind of...):

path; way; way of life (a course of conduct)

Domain category:

Islam; Islamism; Mohammedanism; Muhammadanism; Muslimism (the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran)