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Islam, Sunni: 1900 to Present: South, Central, and West Asia

By: Arif Arshad
In: Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, & Africa: An Encyclopedia
Edited by: Andrea L. Stanton, Edward Ramsamy, Peter J. Seybolt & Carolyn M. Elliott
Subject:Sociology of Culture, Area Studies (general), Social & Cultural Anthropology
Keywords:Islam; monotheism; Muslims; Qur'an; scripture; shari'a; Sufism

Sunni Islam is the dominant sectarian tradition among the worldwide community of Muslims, or followers of Islam. About four out of every five Muslims are Sunni. There are several main ideas of the religion of Islam. Sects have developed, and Sunnis ...

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  Arshad, A. (2012). Islam, sunni: 1900 to present: south, central, and west asia. In A. L. StantonE. Ramsamy, & P. J. Seybolt (Eds.), Cultural sociology of the Middle East, Asia, & Africa: An encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. IV231-IV232). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218458.n755
  
  Arshad, A. (2012). Islam, sunni: 1900 to present: south, central, and west asia. In A. L. StantonE. Ramsamy, & P. J. Seybolt (Eds.), Cultural sociology of the Middle East, Asia, & Africa: An encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. IV231-IV232). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218458.n755
  
  Arshad, A. (2012). Islam, sunni: 1900 to present: south, central, and west asia. In A. L. StantonE. Ramsamy, & P. J. Seybolt (Eds.), Cultural sociology of the Middle East, Asia, & Africa: An encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. IV231-IV232). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218458.n755
  
  Arshad, A. (2012). Islam, sunni: 1900 to present: south, central, and west asia. In A. L. StantonE. Ramsamy, & P. J. Seybolt (Eds.), Cultural sociology of the Middle East, Asia, & Africa: An encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. IV231-IV232). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218458.n755
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