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Sunni Muslims

Creed Active 650 CE – present

Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam; its adherents are referred to in Arabic as ahl as-sunnah wa l-jamāʻah, "people of the tradition of Muhammad and the consensus of the Ummah" or ahl as-sunnah for short.

In English, they are known as Sunni Muslims, Sunnis, and Sunnites.

Sunni Islam is the world's largest religious body and largest religious denomination for any religion in the world.

Sunni Islam is sometimes referred to as the orthodox version of the religion.

The word "Sunni" is believed to come from the term Sunnah, which refers to the sayings and actions of the prophet Muhammad as recorded in hadiths.

The primary collections consisting of Kutub al-Sittah accepted by Sunni orthodoxy, in conjunction with the Quran and binding consensus, form the basis of all jurisprudence within Sunni Islam.

Laws are derived from these basic sources; in addition, Sunni Islam's juristic schools recognize differing methods to derive verdicts such as analogical reason, consideration of public welfare and juristic discretion.

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Moran, J. (n.d.). Sunni Muslims. History Atlas. Retrieved 30 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/groups/muslims-sunni/

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