At present there is no Sunnite minister in Iranian government. From Wordnik.com. [Global Voices in English » Iran: In presidential race, ex-revolutionary guard leader uses internet least] Reference
Euphrates -- the ci-devant Roman Empire -- acknowledged the rule of the Turkish dynasties, which were Sunnite. From Wordnik.com. [International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850] Reference
Shiite views of jurisprudence, as of theology, prevailed in Persia; the "Futawa Alumgeeree" is strictly Sunnite. From Wordnik.com. [International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850] Reference
East -- the old Turan -- the Sunnite sect was sufficiently strong to defy the efforts of the Shiite sovereigns of Persia to eradicate it. From Wordnik.com. [International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850] Reference
The Sunnite (orthodox) commands the majority of Muslims and encompasses four schools of law with minor differences on some legal matters. From Wordnik.com. [Islam: Myth and Reality] Reference
To the general scholar who wishes to master the civil history of Arabia and Babylonia, in which the Sunnite sect, and more particularly the. From Wordnik.com. [International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850] Reference
Under their orthodox protection the Sunnite doctrines were able to strike root in Balkh and Samarkand -- the ancient Turan, and therefore hostile to Iran and Persia. From Wordnik.com. [International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850] Reference
Digital Kalashinkof, an Iranian blogger and journalist publishes a video of Rezai's speech where he answers a question about the role of Sunnite minority in the Iranian government. From Wordnik.com. [Global Voices in English » Iran: In presidential race, ex-revolutionary guard leader uses internet least] Reference
This is a significant part of Saddam's army, controlled by hard-liners, officers from his Sunnite heartland area, places like Tikrit, the birthplace of Saddam Hussein; Ramali; Mosul. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2003] Reference
Mahommedan law adopted by the Sunnite sect; while the mountainous districts are inhabited by Tajiks, professing the Shi ` ite creed and speaking distinct dialects in different districts. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"] Reference
Understanding the difference between the Sunnite and Shi'ite concepts of leadership is essential for understanding any future Islamic republic, and the role of the religious leaders in any Islamic revolution. From Wordnik.com. [Islam: Myth and Reality] Reference
Mahometanism have uniformly adhered to the Sunnite sect -- the sect most hostile to the Persian Shias -- not only when they settled in the countries where the Sunnite sect originated, but when they remained in their native regions. From Wordnik.com. [International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850] Reference
It was then compiled by the order of Abu Bekr, the first Sunnite Caliph. From Wordnik.com. [The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy] Reference
The Persians are mostly Shyites, and refuse to receive the Sunnite traditions. From Wordnik.com. [Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology] Reference
Arabic or Sunnite account of these transactions, the only sources accessible at the time when he composed his History. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
Of Incarnationist colour, it repudiated the dour illiberal spirit of the early Arabian apostles which latter-day Sunnite orthodoxy has revived. From Wordnik.com. [The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey] Reference
Skaff still has the advantage over his opponents but i say at least 2 or more of his opponents will make it through (Sunnite candidate and Fattoush maybe). From Wordnik.com. [The Ouwet Front: A Lebanese Forces Blog] Reference
Resistance, either Shiite or Sunnite would not stop either, each wanting to destroy what others, along with outsiders are building in the mess of oil and land grabbing. From Wordnik.com. [Opinion Source: Delivering summaries of editorial and op-ed pieces from major papers by email.] Reference
The victory of the Islamist Sunnite group ended 10 days of ferocious fighting, during the course of which the militiamen of the Executive Force of Hamas overpowered the security forces loyal to Fatah. From Wordnik.com. [Gates of Vienna] Reference
Sunnite sect of Islám to expel our Egyptian brethren from their midst — in all of these we can perceive the manifestations of the relentless hate which peoples, religions, and governments entertain for so pure, so innocent, so glorious a Faith. From Wordnik.com. [The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh] Reference
Caliph, “O Wazir, Ala al Din was a Sunnite, and this fellow is a Rejecter, a Shi’ah.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
Probably a mere misspoke, not worse than Mr. McCain “Sunnite or Shiite” misspoke, which was, according to Mr. McCain, not worse that Mr. Obama’s “President of Canada” misspoke. From Wordnik.com. [Blogtalk: ‘Pansy’ Power - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Sunnite, Shiite and the Drusect (ph). From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 13, 2001] Reference
And yes, I know that there are some apostrophes that go in that word, but I'll be damned if I try to do it) before he oddly enough, and conveniently, had a conversion and became a Sunnite. From Wordnik.com. [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference
Only a few of the Sunnite doctors acknowledge the. From Wordnik.com. [Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology] Reference
1534 the Sunnite Ottoman Empire took the city, which remained under its rule until the first world war. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
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