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 taxed against lead, glass, paints, paper, and  tea (imports). In the Townshend Acts, things like lead, paint, paper, glass, and tea were taxed. The goods taxed, included basic items-such as glass, tea, paper, and lead-had to import because the did not produce them. The Townshend Acts were a type of external tax. The Townshend Acts were enacted in 1767 and the colonists were opposed to it.