Sunnah (Ø³ÙØ© [Ësunna] , plural Ø³ÙÙ sunan [Ësunan]) is an Arabic word that means habit or usual practice. Sunni Muslims are also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa'l-JamÄ'ah (people of the tradition and the community (of Muhammad)) or Ahl as-Sunnah for short.
Townshend Acts. Introduction. A series of measures introduced into the English Parliament by Chancellor of the Exchequer Charles Townshend in 1767, the Townshend Acts imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies.
The Townshend Acts of 1767: A Bad Idea Made Worse. 'Having the best intentions' is usually a phrase we apply after something goes wrong. 'He had the best intentions,' you might say, as a form of apology for a friend who does something well-meant but, ultimately, wrong-headed (or just dumb). This is a pretty fair description of the Townshend Acts, a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1767.