
''Sunna redirects to here, which can also refer to Sunne or Frau Sonne, a Scandinavian sun goddess, also known as Sol (goddess)''. Sunnah () means “way” or “custom”, and therefore, the sunnah of the prophet means “the way of the prophet”, or what is commonly known as ''Prophet’s traditions''. Terminologically, the word ‘Sunnah’ means the deeds, sayings and approvals of Muhammad during the 23 years of his ministry, and this means that whatever he said, did, or approved during his ministry as a prophet and messenger of Allah is considered a sunnah, which Muslims are recommended to follow. The Sunnah, therefore, is the second source of Islamic law after the Qur'an. The Qur’an is considered by Muslims as the only authentic revelation of Allah to humanity. The Qur’an, taken as the word of Allah incorporated in the book called ‘Mus-haf’, and the Sunnah, incorporated in many books (the most important of which are Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan An-Nasai, Sunan Attirmidhi, Sunan Ibn Majah, and Sunan Abu Daud) are considered divine directives for Muslims worldwide. The Sunnah, as opposed to Hadith, is the way or deeds of Muhammad during his ministry, while Hadith is a collection of his narrations and approvals during the same period. The two words are interchangeable when referring to the Traditions of the Prophet, but actually there is a difference between the two. Hadiths are classified according their status, in relation to their texts (matn) and their chain of transmitters (isnad). Scholars of Hadiths have studied the Sunnah from their context (matn) as well as from their transmitters (isnad) in order to establish what is true and what is false from these hadiths. Through research on the transmitters of Hadith (isnad), scholars of the science of Hadith came up with the system of knowing the different categories of Hadith, and how to evaluate the text (matn) in order to establish if the text is correct, good, weak, or false. Sunnah in Islam is both the life of Muhammad (the sira) and his recorded and validated sayings (the hadith). These are together supposed to constitute a moral example for the Muslim to study, discuss, and emulate. There is a tradition both of historical biography (Ilm ar-Rijal) of Muhammad and of validating hadith — isnah or “backing”. These were influential in the development of early Muslim philosophy and modern scientific citation. Sunnah must be made distinct from both fiqh, which are opinions of the classical jurists, and the Qur'an, which is revelation, not record. It is one of List of Islamic terms in Arabic without loss of meaning. History further complicates the translation since different assumptions about sunnah dominated Islam in past eras. In early Islam, the Sunnah was often considered equivalent to the sira, as the hadith were poorly validated, and contemporary commentators on Muhammad’s life were better known. As the hadith came to be better documented, and the scholars who validated them gained in prestige, the sunnah came to be known mostly through the hadith, especially as variant or fictional biographies of Muhammad spread, in part from the Christian world, some of them very slanderous. Classical Islam often equates the sunnah with the hadith. Modern Islam is beginning to examine both the sira and the hadith, with an eye to justifying modifications to the fiqh, or jurisprudence, which was largely drawn from past interpretations of both. The sunnah in one form or another would retain its central role in providing both a moral example (sira) and ethical guidance via Muhammad’s own social rules (hadith). ==See also== * sira * hadith * fiqh * isnah * Ilm ar-Rijal * bida ==External links== * [http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah Sunnah and Hadith] * [http://www.muslimreviewer.com/comparison.htm Sunnah and Hadith - A comparison] * [http://www.understanding-islam.com/related/text.asp?type=article&aid=186&sscatid=387 Hadith and Sunnah – Two Different Concepts] * [http://www.understanding-islam.com/related/text.asp?type=rarticle&raid=296&sscatid=66 Approaching Qur'an and Sunnah - Classical, Traditional and Progressive Methodologies] *[http://www.understanding-islam.com/related/text.asp?type=question&qid=874&sscatid=388 Some Questions relating to Sunnah] Islam Islamic law
There was a signature, "Salim Elhaj", at the end of this article. I removed it, since Wikipedia articles have no single author: anyway, I don't think Mr. Elhaj would necessary want to attach his name to a text that anybody can modify, and that could potentially say something he disagrees with later. Googling for the text of the article turned up no hits, so it appears that Mr. Elhaj added the text to the article himself. I'm still a bit worried that it was plagiarized, though --- maybe someone should take the time to rewrite it. --User:Shibboleth 21:12, 21 Jun 2004 (UTC) == PBUH == I have some problem with this appearing in a Wikipedia article. For one, it is obscure to those who are not Muslim (it is an abbreviation for "Peace Be Upon Him" and is said by the devout after each reference to Muhammad or another major prophet; an equivalent is SAS, which is a transliteration of the same words in Arabic); secondly it has the appearance of an endorsement of Islam by an encyclopedia (as does capitalization with regard to the titles of Jesus, such as Our Lord, the Son of Man, the Only Begotten Son of God, etc. imply an endorsement of Christianity). I feel that I have quite a bit of respect for the Islamic faith for an outsider (likewise the Jewish faith) and don't want to start something just to start something, and I'm not about to edit this without leaving this here to be pondered for some time (and may well do nothing even then) but wanted to throw it out there. User:Rlquall 23:00, 14 Sep 2004 (UTC) Muslims are not obligated to follow the Sunnah, they are only encouraged and strongly recommended. As opposed to the Quran which they have to abide by, the Sunnah are the actions of the Prophet (pbuh). As the Prophet (pbuh) was a perfect man, Muslims liked to imitate his doings, they will not be punished for not imitataing him and therefore it is not obligatiry for a musilm to follow the sunnah, though recommended. The Quran, on the other hand, is the word of God, and muslims must not stray from the Quran's path, therefore to be a good muslim, Musims must follow the Quran, the sunnah, hadith and other being additions that are strongly recommended for Muslims to follow. User:Doge120 == Sunnah Hardcopies, online texts etc. == Shouldn't there be information informing the reader where they can find copies of the Sunnah? The article on the Hadiths actually gives references on the Hadiths and how to find them. This isn't so with the articl on the Sunnah. The external links, here, simply go to more information on where to read the Hadiths. Thanks User:MPA
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''Sunna redirects to here, which can also refer to Sunne or Frau Sonne, a Scandinavian sun goddess, also known as Sol (goddess)''. Sunnah () means “way” or “custom”, and therefore, the sunnah of the prophet means “the way of the prophet”, or what is commonly known as ''Prophet’s traditions''. Terminologically, the word ‘Sunnah’ means the deeds, sayings and approvals of Muhammad during the 23 years of his ministry, and this means that whatever he said, did, or approved during his ministry as a prophet and messenger of Allah is considered a sunnah, which Muslims are recommended to follow. The Sunnah, therefore, is the second source of Islamic law after the Qur'an. The Qur’an is considered by Muslims as the only authentic revelation of Allah to humanity. The Qur’an, taken as the word of Allah incorporated in the book called ‘Mus-haf’, and the Sunnah, incorporated in many books (the most important of which are Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan An-Nasai, Sunan Attirmidhi, Sunan Ibn Majah, and Sunan Abu Daud) are considered divine directives for Muslims worldwide. The Sunnah, as opposed to Hadith, is the way or deeds of Muhammad during his ministry, while Hadith is a collection of his narrations and approvals during the same period. The two words are interchangeable when referring to the Traditions of the Prophet, but actually there is a difference between the two. Hadiths are classified according their status, in relation to their texts (matn) and their chain of transmitters (isnad). Scholars of Hadiths have studied the Sunnah from their context (matn) as well as from their transmitters (isnad) in order to establish what is true and what is false from these hadiths. Through research on the transmitters of Hadith (isnad), scholars of the science of Hadith came up with the system of knowing the different categories of Hadith, and how to evaluate the text (matn) in order to establish if the text is correct, good, weak, or false. Sunnah in Islam is both the life of Muhammad (the sira) and his recorded and validated sayings (the hadith). These are together supposed to constitute a moral example for the Muslim to study, discuss, and emulate. There is a tradition both of historical biography (Ilm ar-Rijal) of Muhammad and of validating hadith — isnah or “backing”. These were influential in the development of early Muslim philosophy and modern scientific citation. Sunnah must be made distinct from both fiqh, which are opinions of the classical jurists, and the Qur'an, which is revelation, not record. It is one of List of Islamic terms in Arabic without loss of meaning. History further complicates the translation since different assumptions about sunnah dominated Islam in past eras. In early Islam, the Sunnah was often considered equivalent to the sira, as the hadith were poorly validated, and contemporary commentators on Muhammad’s life were better known. As the hadith came to be better documented, and the scholars who validated them gained in prestige, the sunnah came to be known mostly through the hadith, especially as variant or fictional biographies of Muhammad spread, in part from the Christian world, some of them very slanderous. Classical Islam often equates the sunnah with the hadith. Modern Islam is beginning to examine both the sira and the hadith, with an eye to justifying modifications to the fiqh, or jurisprudence, which was largely drawn from past interpretations of both. The sunnah in one form or another would retain its central role in providing both a moral example (sira) and ethical guidance via Muhammad’s own social rules (hadith). ==See also== * sira * hadith * fiqh * isnah * Ilm ar-Rijal * bida ==External links== * [http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah Sunnah and Hadith] * [http://www.muslimreviewer.com/comparison.htm Sunnah and Hadith - A comparison] * [http://www.understanding-islam.com/related/text.asp?type=article&aid=186&sscatid=387 Hadith and Sunnah – Two Different Concepts] * [http://www.understanding-islam.com/related/text.asp?type=rarticle&raid=296&sscatid=66 Approaching Qur'an and Sunnah - Classical, Traditional and Progressive Methodologies] *[http://www.understanding-islam.com/related/text.asp?type=question&qid=874&sscatid=388 Some Questions relating to Sunnah] Islam Islamic law
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There was a signature, "Salim Elhaj", at the end of this article. I removed it, since Wikipedia articles have no single author: anyway, I don't think Mr. Elhaj would necessary want to attach his name to a text that anybody can modify, and that could potentially say something he disagrees with later. Googling for the text of the article turned up no hits, so it appears that Mr. Elhaj added the text to the article himself. I'm still a bit worried that it was plagiarized, though --- maybe someone should take the time to rewrite it. --User:Shibboleth 21:12, 21 Jun 2004 (UTC) == PBUH == I have some problem with this appearing in a Wikipedia article. For one, it is obscure to those who are not Muslim (it is an abbreviation for "Peace Be Upon Him" and is said by the devout after each reference to Muhammad or another major prophet; an equivalent is SAS, which is a transliteration of the same words in Arabic); secondly it has the appearance of an endorsement of Islam by an encyclopedia (as does capitalization with regard to the titles of Jesus, such as Our Lord, the Son of Man, the Only Begotten Son of God, etc. imply an endorsement of Christianity). I feel that I have quite a bit of respect for the Islamic faith for an outsider (likewise the Jewish faith) and don't want to start something just to start something, and I'm not about to edit this without leaving this here to be pondered for some time (and may well do nothing even then) but wanted to throw it out there. User:Rlquall 23:00, 14 Sep 2004 (UTC) Muslims are not obligated to follow the Sunnah, they are only encouraged and strongly recommended. As opposed to the Quran which they have to abide by, the Sunnah are the actions of the Prophet (pbuh). As the Prophet (pbuh) was a perfect man, Muslims liked to imitate his doings, they will not be punished for not imitataing him and therefore it is not obligatiry for a musilm to follow the sunnah, though recommended. The Quran, on the other hand, is the word of God, and muslims must not stray from the Quran's path, therefore to be a good muslim, Musims must follow the Quran, the sunnah, hadith and other being additions that are strongly recommended for Muslims to follow. User:Doge120 == Sunnah Hardcopies, online texts etc. == Shouldn't there be information informing the reader where they can find copies of the Sunnah? The article on the Hadiths actually gives references on the Hadiths and how to find them. This isn't so with the articl on the Sunnah. The external links, here, simply go to more information on where to read the Hadiths. Thanks User:MPA
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