Sunna
noun, Islam.
1.
the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.
noun
1.
the body of traditional Islamic law accepted by most orthodox Muslims as based on the words and acts of Mohammed
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