neo-Sunni

English

Etymology

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 […]