1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
SUNNITES, literally, " those of the path," sunna, i.e. followers of the Prophet's directions, the name of one of the two main divisions of Islam, the other being the Shi'ites (q.v.). The Sunnites, who accept the orthodox tradition (Sunna) as well as the Koran as a source of theologico-juristic doctrines, predominate in Arabia, the Turkish Empire, the north of Africa, Turkestan, Afghanistan and the Mahommedan parts of India and the east of Asia; the Shi'ites have their main seat in Persia, where their confession is …
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