Sunni Islam

Summary

Sunni Islam is an Islamic denomination^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of islamic_denomination entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,586 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sunni Islam's instance of is recorded as Islamic denomination^[3].
• Sunni Islam's official language is recorded as Arabic^[4].
• Sunni Islam is a type of Islam^[5].
• Sunni Islam's Commons category is recorded as Sunni Islam^[6].
• Sunni Islam's foundational text is recorded as Qur’an^[7].
• Sunni Islam's foundational text is recorded as list of hadith books^[8].
• Sunni Islam comprises Malikism^[9].
• Sunni Islam comprises Shafi'i^[10].
• Sunni Islam comprises Hanafism^[11].
• Sunni Islam comprises Hanbalism^[12].
• Sunni Islam comprises Ash'ari^[13].
• Sunni Islam comprises Maturidi^[14].
• Sunni Islam comprises Athari^[15].
• Sunni Islam comprises Mu'tazilism^[16].
• Sunni Islam comprises Sufism^[17].
• Sunni Islam comprises Murji'ah^[18].
• 601 marks the founding of Sunni Islam^[19].
• Sunni Islam's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sunni Islam^[20].
• Sunni Islam's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as denomination=sunni^[21].
• Sunni Islam's described by source is recorded as Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'^[22].
• Sunni Islam's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Sunni Islam's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Sunni Islam's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[25].
• Sunni Islam's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[26].
• Sunni Islam's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Sunni Islam's instance of is recorded as Islamic denomination^[3]. It is a type of Islam^[5].

Origins

601 marks the founding of Sunni Islam^[19].

Use and Application

Components include Malikism^[9], a madhhab^[28]; Shafi'i^[10], a madhhab^[29], in Egypt^[30]; Hanafism^[11], a madhhab^[31]; Hanbalism^[12], a madhhab^[32], founded in 0900^[33]; Ash'ari^[13], a school of thought^[34], in Algeria^[35], founded in 0900^[36]; and Maturidi^[14], an Islamic denomination^[37], founded in 1000^[38].

Why It Matters

Sunni Islam ranks in the top 3% of islamic_denomination entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,586 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 153 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]