Note 612 — Chapter L · THE OMEYYAD AND ABBASSIDE DYNASTIES, AND CONCLUSION.
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Soonnies (Sunnies) are those who acknowledge the authority of the Sunnat, or precedent established by the practice of Mahomet, and also admit the validity of the Caliphates of Abu Bekr, Omar, and Othmân, which the Shîyites deny.