Abstract
The concept of sunna, as one of the two normative fountainheads of the Islamic tradition, is of fundamental importance in understanding nearly all the branches of Islamic knowledge, including Islamic law and politics. It is, however, a contested concept that—like the Qur’ān, —has been used by many Muslim groups throughout history to both discredit the views of their opponents as being misguided (or even heretical) and bolster their own credentials as followers of the “true” Islamic teachings. 1
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Duderija, A. (2015). Introduction: The Concept of sunna and Its Status in Islamic Law. In: Duderija, A. (eds) The Sunna and its Status in Islamic Law. Palgrave Series in Islamic Theology, Law, and History. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137369925_1
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