Sunni Islam
Pro-Assad cleric among 42 killed in Damascus bombing
Mar 21, 2013 23:10 EDT
A suicide bomb attack on a central Damascus mosque has killed 42 people, including Syria's most prominent pro-regime Sunni cleric, wounding dozens of others, the health ministry said.
Suicide bomber kills pro-regime cleric in Syria: TV
Mar 21, 2013 15:52 EDT
A suicide bomber targeted a mosque in central Damascus on Thursday, killing a senior pro-regime Sunni cleric and at least 14 other people, Syrian state media and a watchdog reported.
Damascus mosque attack kills top cleric: Syria TV
Mar 21, 2013 14:08 EDT
A suicide bomber targeted a mosque in central Damascus on Thursday, killing a senior pro-regime Sunni cleric, Syrian television reported, with a watchdog saying at least 15 people were killed.
Lebanon tensions after Sunnis attacked in Shiite areas
Mar 18, 2013 08:38 EDT
Tensions flared in Beirut overnight after three Sunni clerics were attacked in two separate incidents in majority Shiite areas of the Lebanese capital, sparking angry demonstrations.
Sunni Islam's Al-Azhar eyes 'better relations' with pope
Mar 14, 2013 06:32 EDT
Sunni Islam's highest seat of learning, Al-Azhar, said on Thursday that it wants "better relations" with the Vatican under Pope Francis.
Bomb kills five, wounds 28 in Pakistan's Peshawar
Mar 09, 2013 08:10 EST
A bomb blast inside a Sunni Muslim mosque on Saturday killed five people and wounded 28 others in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, officials said.
Bomb kills four, wounds 28 in Pakistan's Peshawar
Mar 09, 2013 05:30 EST
A bomb explosion inside a Sunni Muslim mosque on Saturday killed four people and wounded 28 others in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, officials said.
Pakistan holds extremist leader after Quetta bombings
Feb 22, 2013 13:31 EST
Pakistani police on Friday detained the head of a banned Sunni Muslim extremist group that claimed responsibility for deadly sectarian bomb attacks in the southern city of Quetta.
Pakistan holds head of group that claimed Quetta bombings
Feb 22, 2013 12:13 EST
Pakistani police Friday detained the head of a banned Sunni Muslim extremist group that claimed responsibility for recent deadly bombings in the city of Quetta targeting Shiites, officials said.
Market bomb kills 79 in southwest Pakistan: police
Feb 16, 2013 16:37 EST
A bomb targeting Shiite Muslims in a busy market in Pakistan's insurgency-hit southwest killed 79 people including women and children and wounded 180 others, officials said Sunday.
Market bomb kills 63 in southwest Pakistan: police
Feb 16, 2013 14:55 EST
A bomb targeting Shiite Muslims in a busy market in Pakistan's insurgency-hit southwest killed 63 people Saturday including women and children and wounded 180 others, officials said.
Bomb in SW Pakistan kills 47, injures 200
Feb 16, 2013 10:59 EST
A remote-controlled bomb targeting Shiite Muslims killed 47 people including women and children and wounded more than 200 in Pakistan's insurgency-hit southwest on Saturday, police and officials said.
Bomb in Pakistan kills at least 10 Shiite Muslims
Feb 16, 2013 09:18 EST
A remote-controlled bomb targeting Shiite Muslims killed at least 10 people in Pakistan's insurgency-hit southwest on Saturday, police said.
Iran downplays Ahmadinejad shoe attack in Egypt
Feb 06, 2013 10:41 EST
Iran's foreign ministry on Wednesday downplayed an incident in Cairo in which a protester tried to throw a shoe at President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, saying it did not indicate Egypt's official stance towards Tehran.
Egypt's top cleric scolds Ahmadinejad over interference
Feb 05, 2013 22:42 EST
Egypt's top cleric has told visiting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad not to interfere in the affairs of Bahrain or other Gulf states, and to uphold the rights of his country's Sunni minority.
Ahmadinejad told to respect Sunnis on Cairo visit
Feb 05, 2013 13:43 EST
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was told not to interfere in the security of Gulf Arab nations and to respect the rights of his country's Sunni minority as he began a landmark visit to Egypt on Tuesday.
Suicide bomber kills 24 at Pakistan mosques
Feb 01, 2013 16:16 EST
A suicide bomber targeted a Shiite Muslim mosque in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing 24 people and wounding up to 55 as worshippers poured out of weekly prayers, officials said.
Suicide bomber kills 21 at Pakistan mosques
Feb 01, 2013 11:39 EST
A suicide bomber targeted a Shiite Muslim mosque in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing 21 people and wounding up to 50 as worshippers poured out of weekly prayers, officials said.
Suicide bomber kills 19 at Pakistan mosques
Feb 01, 2013 05:32 EST
A suicide bomber targeted a Shiite Muslim mosque in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing 19 people and wounding dozens as worshippers poured out of weekly prayers, officials said.
Qaeda calls for Iraq Sunnis to take up arms
Jan 31, 2013 09:09 EST
Al-Qaeda's front group called on Iraq's Sunni population on Thursday to take up arms against the Shiite-led authorities and dismissed the country's Sunni ministers as weak and corrupt.
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Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘ah |
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Monotheism |
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Declaration of Faith • Prayer |
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Abu Bakr • Umar ibn al-Khattab |
| Schools of Law (Shariah) |
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Hanafi • Shafi`i • Maliki • Hanbali • Ahle Hadith |
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Sahih Bukhari • Sahih Muslim |
