#sunni

• Ali — An extremely famous proper masculine name of Arabic origin, historically borne by Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (c. 600–661), cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, the fourth Rightly Guided Caliph in Sunni Islam and the foundational figure (first Imam) in Shia Islam. Culturally, it stands for justice and courage.
• Ash'arite — A proper noun or historical adjective designating a follower, a member, or a specific doctrinal trait of the Ash'arite school of Islamic theology (founded by Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari in the 10th century); this scholastic philosophical and theological movement became the main pillar of Sunni orthodoxy, attempting to reconcile dialectical rationalism with the literal interpretation of sacred texts.
• Solar exposure — The act of sunning or becoming exposed to sunlight and its result; the structural process of solar exposure or the onset of sunny weather following a cloudy period; the interval of time during which an object, land, or organism benefits from direct insolation.