Sunna

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literally the tradition. Followers of Islam split after the prophets death (peace be upon him) into followers of the sunna and the shia. The Shia aimed to follow only a family member of the prophet (peace be upon him), while the Sunni followed the rule to elect the most capable of the society. Over time legal rulings in religious matters differed in their methodology and results.