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Bookmark or Share- Explainer: what is Wahhabism in Saudi Arabia? - The ConversationWahhabism is an Arabian form of Salafism, the movement within Islam aimed at its “purification” and the return to the Islam of the Prophet Mohammed and the three successive generations of...
- Wahhabism - WikipediaWahhabism (Arabic: ٱلْوَهَّابِيَّة, romanized: al-Wahhābiyya) is a reformist religious movement within Sunni Islam, based on the teachings of 18th-century Hanbali cleric Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (c. 1703–1792).
- History of Wahhabism - WikipediaOrigins. The patronym of Wahhabism, Muhammad ibn ʿAbd-al Wahhab, was born around 1702–03 in the small oasis town of 'Uyayna in the Najd region, in what is now central Saudi Arabia. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] During this era, numerous pre-Islamic beliefs and customs were practiced by the Arabian Bedouin.
- Origins and Doctrines of Wahhabism - Learn ReligionsWahhabi Islam and Extremist Islam Today. Wahhabism is the dominant Islamic tradition on the Arabian peninsula, though its influence is minor in the rest of the Middle East. Because Osama bin Laden came from Saudi Arabia and was Wahhabi himself, Wahhabi extremism and radical ideas of purity influenced him considerably.
- Analyses - Wahhabism | PBS - Saudi Time Bomb? | FRONTLINE | PBSFor more than two centuries, Wahhabism has been Saudi Arabia's dominant faith. It is an austere form of Islam that insists on a literal interpretation of the Koran. Strict Wahhabis believe that...
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