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Usul al-Fiqh. In Islam, sunnah, also spelled sunna ( Arabic: سنة ), are the traditions and practices of the Islamic prophet Muhammad that constitute a model for Muslims to follow. The sunnah is what all the Muslims of Muhammad's time supposedly saw and followed and passed on to the next generations. [1]
Sunni Islam ( / ˈsuːni, ˈsʊni /) is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims, and simultaneously the largest religious denomination in the world. Its name comes from the word Sunnah, referring to the tradition of Muhammad. [1] [2] The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagreement over ...
v. t. e. Fiqh ( / fiːk /; [1] Arabic: فقه [fiqh]) is Islamic jurisprudence. [2] Fiqh is often described as the human understanding and practices of the sharia, [3] that is human understanding of the divine Islamic law as revealed in the Quran and the sunnah (the teachings and practices of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his companions).
Kutub al-Sittah ( Arabic: ٱلْكُتُب ٱلسِّتَّة, romanized : al-Kutub al-Sitta, lit. 'the Six Books'), also known as al-Sihah al-Sitta ( Arabic: الصحاح الستة, romanized : al-Ṣiḥāḥ al-Sitta, lit. 'the Authentic Six') are the six canonical hadith collections of Sunni Islam. They were compiled in the 9th-century CE.
Da‘wah ("invitation") means the preaching of Islam. Da‘wah literally means "issuing a summon" or "making an invitation", being an active participle of a verb meaning variously "to summon" or "to invite." A Muslim who practices da‘wah, either as a religious worker or in a volunteer community effort, is called a dā‘ī (داعي plural du ...
t. e. A Sunnah prayer ( Arabic: صلاة السنة) is an optional or supererogatory salah (ritual prayer) that can be performed in addition to the five daily salah, which are compulsory for all Muslims. Sunnah prayer have different characteristics: some are done at the same time as the five daily compulsory prayers, some are done only at ...
Islam portal. v. t. e. Manhaj (منهج) is an Arabic word meaning method, path or doctrine. In Islam, the systematic method of upholding Aqeedah and performing deeds is called Manhaj. It is an important part of Salafism. [1] Salafism consists of two main areas, namely Aqidah and Manhaj. Aqidah refers to the beliefs of Salafis, while Manhaj ...
Sunan Abi Dawud ( Arabic: سنن أبي داود, romanized : Sunan Abī Dāwūd) is the third hadith collection of the Six Books of Sunni Islam. It was compiled by Persian scholar Abu Dawud al-Sijistani ( d. 889 ). [1]