Sunni Islam
most populous Islamic denomination
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
Sunni Islam is an Islamic denomination[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of islamic denomination entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,575 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Official language: Arabic[3]
- Subclass of: Islam[4]
- Commons category: Sunni Islam[5]
- Foundational text: Qur’an[6], list of hadith books[7]
- Has part(s): Malikism[8], Shafi'i[9], Hanafism[10], Hanbalism[11], Ash'ari[12], Maturidi[13], Athari[14], Mu'tazilism[15], Sufism[16], Murji'ah[17]
- Inception: 601[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sunni Islam[19]
- OpenStreetMap tag: denomination=sunni[20]
- Described by source: Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'[21], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26], New International Encyclopedia[27]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://islam.stackexchange.com/tags/sunni[28]
- Native label: أهل السنة والجماعة[29]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q12831260[30]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[31], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[32]
Why It Matters
Sunni Islam has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 186 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]