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Member of the larger of the two main sects of Islam, with about 680 million adherents. Sunni Muslims believe that the caliph Abu Bakr, adviser to the prophet Muhammad, was his true successor. They believe that guidance on belief and life should come from the Koran (or Quran or Qur'an), the Sunna, the Hadith, and the Shari'a, not from a human authority or spiritual leader. Imams in Sunni Islam are educated lay teachers of the faith and prayer leaders.

The name derives from the Sunna (Arabic ‘code of behaviour’), the body of traditional law evolved from the teaching and acts of Muhammad. Sunni Muslims believe that they are the true followers of the Sunna.

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