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.
âNo taxation without representation protests in Bostonâ. Townshend Acts. In 1767, a year after the repeal of the Stamp Act, Parliament approved another revenue raising taxation in the colonies, the Townshend Acts.The Townshend Acts consisted in new duties on imports and a series of acts to regulate trade in the colonies and reduce smuggling.he Stamp Act. John Hancockâs political career started in1765 when he was elected as a Boston selectman becoming his first public post in a series that would last until the end of his life. This was a tumultuous year in the colony as the Stamp Act was passed and the crowds took it to the streets to protest.