Sunni Muslim


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Related to Sunni Muslim: Isis, Islam, Abu Bakr, Prophet Muhammad
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Noun 1. Sunni Muslim - a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad
Sunni Islam, Sunni - one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam
Moslem, Muslim - a believer in or follower of Islam
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A militant Sunni Muslim group, Jaish al Adl (Army of Justice), which says it seeks greater rights and better living conditions for the ethnic minority Baluchis, has claimed responsibility for the attack, Iranian media have reported.
A Sunni Muslim who used to be a Majlis deputy is calling on the Council of Guardians to allow Sunnis to be presidential candidates.
ISIS is the current moniker of the ubiquitous preeminent radical Sunni Muslim terror group that sprouted from the earlier established roots of A1 Qaeda in Iraq.
The group in question was "The Sunni Muslim", and the explanatory piece a sprawling assessment of the geopolitical currents of our time -- the kind of article the The Economist, an esteemed British weekly, specializes in.
But non-Arab leaders in the 57-state Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC) - a Jeddah-based body in which Iran is the only Shi'ite member, headed by a Saudi former minister - later called this a "Sunni Muslim awakening against Islam's enemies".
Tensions in Lebanon have been high following the intervention of Hezbollah in support of President Bashar al-Assad's forces fighting a two-year revolt led by Syria's Sunni Muslim majority.
Leading Sunni Muslim cleric Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi called for a holy war against the Syrian government after fighters from Shi'ite Lebanese group Hezbollah intervened to help President Bashar Al-Assad.
While no group claimed Monday's blasts, Sunni Muslim insurgents and al Qaeda' s Iraqi wing have increased attacks since the beginning of the year and often target Shia districts to try to trigger wider confrontation.
Summary: Baquba, Iraq: Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of ...
A year ago, the battle for Syria seemed to be turning into a straightforward struggle between the Sunni Muslim majority - some 70 per cent of the population - and the various minorities - Shia, Christian, Alawite and Druze - who backed the Assad regime because they feared Sunni domination.