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Wahabi vs Sunni - What's the difference?

wahabi | sunni |

As nouns the difference between wahabi and sunni

is that wahabi is an alternative spelling of Wahhabi while Sunni is a follower of Sunnism.

As an adjective Sunni is

belonging or relating to to the branch of Islam based on the Qur'an, the Kutub al-Sittah (the hadiths which record the Sunnah) and that places emphasis on the Sahabah.

wahabi

English

Noun

(en noun)

    • sunni

    English

    (Sunni Islam)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Belonging or relating to to the branch of Islam based on the Qur'an, the Kutub al-Sittah (the hadiths which record the Sunnah]]) and that places emphasis on the [[Sahabi, Sahabah.
    • Are all of your family members Sunnis ?
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    • Coordinate terms

    * Shia

    Noun

  • (countable) A follower of Sunnism.
  • (uncountable) Islam.
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    • Synonyms

    * (person) Sunnite; Bukharist (less common), Hadithist (less common); Bakri (offensive); Sunnist (political); Nasibi (offensive)

    Hypernyms

    * (person) Muslim

    Coordinate terms

    * Shia, Sufi, Ahle Quran, Ahmadi, , Quranist, Mu'tazila, Ibadi, Nation of Islam, Mahdavi, Moorish Scientist, ghair muqallid, Muwahhid

    Derived terms

    *de-Sunnification *Sunnify *Sunnitize *Sunniphobia *Sunniness *Sunnitization *Sunnist *Sunnize *Sunnization *pro-Sunni *Sunnism *Sunnicidal *sunnicide *anti-Sunnism *Sunnitic *Sunnidom *Sunnistan *Sunni belt *un-Sunni *non-Sunni *pan-Sunni *pan-Sunnism *Sunnic *Sunnicentric *inter-Sunni *neo-Sunni

    See also

    * Shi'a * Sunnism * Ahle Hadith