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 were four laws, passed by the British Parliament in 1767, that angered colonists in North America. Because the colonists were not represented in Parliament, they thought the passage of the acts was unfair. Like the Stamp Act and the Intolerable Acts, the Townshend Acts helped lead to the American Revolution.