Sunni Islam

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Sunni Islam

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The largest branch of Islam, followed by around 1.7 billion people, whose adherents believe that Muhammad died without appointing a successor, leading to the election of Abu Bakr as the legitimate leader of the Muslim community.
Similar: Sunnism, Sunnitism

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name branch of Islam

Español	sunismo, sunnismo
日本語	スンニ派 sunni-ha, スンニー派 sunnī-ha, スンナ派 sunna-ha
中文	遜尼派 /逊尼派 Xùnnípài
Português	sunismo
Français	sunnisme
Italiano	sunnismo
Русский	сунни́зм sunnízm
العربية	تَسَنُّن tasannun

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@misc{sunni_islam_2026,
  title = {Sunni Islam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sunni%20islam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}