In every religion, there are always one or two foundations on which beliefs and values are based on. Such is the same with the Muslims who can be regarded as the descendants of Prophet Muhammad. Thus, they ensure that their everyday life is guided by Sunnah as they tend to see it as the perfect bench mark to follow.
But what does it really mean?
The word Sunnah has its origin from Islam and it is an Arabic word which simply means the ways of life of our holy Prophet Muhammad. It can be seen as the second in command when it comes to the root of Islamic religion as most of the Islamic laws which are practiced today are based on it. Thus, it tends to be integrated into the Koran which is the first in command.
There are different types of Sunnah that form the belief of most Muslims that you see today and they range from; Sunnah of eating, drinking, toilet, sleeping, clothing etc. however, for the purpose of this write up; we shall take a surface look at 3 of the sunnah.
Sunnah of eating
This attempts to teach every muslim the qualities that they are expected to exhibit towards food each and every time. It can be regarded as the commandments of eating as laid down by Prophet Muhammad. Some of them include; making use of the right hand to eat, not eating unnecessarily, moderate food and drinking, always giving thanks to Allah for the food provision.
Sunnah of clothing
This is aimed at guiding the muslims believers on how they can dress in public to uphold their faith and religion. It includes; wearing white clothes, putting on right shoes first before left, men should wear topee, females should wear scarves etc.
Sunnah concerning anger
This entails guiding muslims each time their patience is tested. It means staying calm when upset, being humble every time, forgiving those who offend you and so on.
From the above, it can be seen that belief and values been displayed by some muslims today has always been there right from time.