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 British weren't very happy when the colonists rebelled against them. The Townshend Acts were passed on July 2, 1767. They passed the act to show the colonists that they had authority over them. The acts were named after Charles Townshend who sponsered the acts.The Townshend Acts didn't tax the colonists directly, it taxed importers.The first act had to do with the Quatering Act that was passed in 1765.he second act (Also known as the Townshend Duties) was the taxes that were on tea, paper, glass, lead, and paint. This is the second time the British taxed the colonists to help Britain. The thrid act of the Townshend Acts stated that the British could STRICTLY tax (often randomly) search and tax people.