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wahhabism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | wahabism |
| Type of | islam, islamism, mohammedanism, muhammadanism, muslimism |
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Wahhabism is a conservative offshoot of Islam's most populous branch, Sunni.
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Wahhabism started in the 1700s as a starkly puritan movement.
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Wahhabism became synonymous with terrorism.
From the economist.com
Wahhabism, under the surface, tends to place great distrust upon non-Muslims, hence why non-Muslims are barred.
From the guardian.co.uk
Wahhabism has mutated since it was promoted by the British early in the last century to maintain control over oil-rich Saudi Arabia.
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Wahhabism denounces the practice of blind adherence to the interpretations of scholars, and of practices passed on within the family or tribe.
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Wahhabism is criticized for being an extreme enough view that some may use it to encourage religious terrorism and the extreme formality of Islam.
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Wahhabism, the dominant form of Islam in Saudi Arabia, is hostile to any reverence granted to historical or religious places of significance, for fear that this may give rise to idolatry.
From the economist.com
- A conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia; "Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism"
- (wahhabi) a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam; "Osama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim"
- Wahb (Arabic: u0648u0647u0628u200Eu200E) is a male Arabic given name that means "gift". This name is not to be confused with Al-Wahhab (u0627u0644u0648u0647u0627u0628) (The Bestower) which is one of the 99 names of God.
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- (Wahhabi) Ultraconservative Muslim movement founded in the 18th Century and opposed to all forms of change within religion and culture
- (Wahhabi) A sect of Islam, which forbids any mediator like a prophet, saints, veneration of the dead or of their tombs, or votive offerings and supports the belief that the worship to God must be direct.
- (Wahhabi) An extreme sect centered in Saudi Arabia. They ban people from various cities, treat women as pets, enjoy blowing up skyscrapers, and reckon dates from 9/11.
