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 first tax the Townshend Act implemented was codified by the Revenue Act of 1767. This tax was a new approach to the levy system and was implemented following the distasteful Stamp Act.riginated by Charles Townshend and passed by parliament in 1767, the Townshend Acts were a series of laws that related to the British-American colonies in North America.