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un-Sunni en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + Sunni.

Meanings

1. Not in accordance with Sunnism; unbefitting of Sunnites.
   • Aurangzeb abolished the celebration and fairs that weie held to mark the occasion as being un-Islamic in general and un-Sunni in particular. 1990, G Sholapurkur, Religious Rites and Festivals of India, page 308:
   • Rafiuddin Ahmed, noting how some Indian reformists identified 19th century Bengali practices such as Muharram “un-Islamic” (or at least un-Sunni) describes how the “emotional veneration of Bibi Fatimah […] 2008, Ruth Rowe, Lady of the Women of the Worlds:
   • […] also after initiation, which led to the establishment of a very un-Sunni hierarchy in the turuq, still to be found today. 1990, Nicolaas Biegman, Egypt: moulids, saints, sufis, page 114:

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