neo-Sunni

English

Etymology

From neo- +‎ Sunni.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ʊni

Adjective

neo-Sunni (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to reinterpreted forms of Sunnism
    • 2013, Farhad Daftary, A history of Shi'ism:
      As noted, alShawkani was the most influential member of the neo Sunni school that arose in Zaydi Yaman
    • 1994, Quarterly Journal, Pakistan Historical Society:
      Warith probably over-stated the success of Farrakhan's sectlet in attracting the nationalist Black public at the expense of his integralist neo-Sunni Black Muslim core
    • 1999, The Middle East, page 305:
      […] neo-Sunni Blacks who graduated from Warith's post-1975 sect into a drive to achieve comprehensive Islamic law […]
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