Wahhabism
Wahhabism (Arabic: الوهابية, al-Wahhābiyah) is an Islamic doctrine and religious movement founded by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. It has been variously described as "ultraconservative", "far-right" "austere", "fundamentalist", or "puritan(ical)"; as an Islamic "reform movement" to restore "pure monotheistic worship" by devotees; and as a "deviant sectarian movement", "vile sect" and a distortion of Islam by its detractors. The term Wahhabi(sm) is often used polemically and adherents commonly reject its use, preferring to be called Salafi or muwahhid, claiming to emphasize the principle of tawhid (the "uniqueness" and "unity" of God) or monotheism, dismissing their opponents as practising shirk (idolatry). The …
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Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies · 4 June 2024 English
In an interview in 2013, Yahya al-Houthi – one of the brothers of the movement’s founder, Hussein al-Houthi – gave a glimpse of the group’s self-image as an oppressed minority: …
been for the sake of the Wahhabis, to promote Wahhabism and preserve Wahhabi schools and institutions … revolutionary ambitions. “Saleh sold religion for Wahhabism; he sold the country for America. So we must fight …
AAN_AF: Afghanistan Analysts Network · 6 March 2024 English
It aims to bring together the knowledge, experience and drive of a large number of experts to better inform policy and to increase the understanding of Afghan realities. [...] It …
Mahendrarajah, Shivan. 2015. ‘Saudi Arabia, Wahhabism, and the Taliban of Afghanistan: ‘Puritanical … Mahendrarajah, Shivan. 2015. ‘Saudi Arabia, Wahhabism, and the Taliban of Afghanistan: ‘Puritanical …
RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 1 March 2024 English
COMMENTARY Saudi Arabia and Moderate Islam The export of Wahhabism by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been a matter of discussion and debate for decades. [...] In Islam and the Arab Revolutions: The Ulama …
Saudi Arabia and Moderate Islam The export of Wahhabism by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been a matter … religious transnationalism revolved around whether Wahhabism contributed to religious conservatism, revivalism … of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). It was argued that Wahhabism had been instrumentalised by Saudi Arabia to blunt … differences – particularly Shi’is and Sufis – within Wahhabism and generally within Salafism. Under Crown Prince … Founded in 1962 and instrumental in exporting Wahhabism, the MWL headed by Secretary-General Mohammad …
CAUS: Centre for Arab Unity Studies · 18 January 2024 English
In the aftermath of September 11, 2001 (henceforth 9/11), issues relating to the present and future of programs in the field of Islamic studies and of Islamic higher education institutions …
West that initially asked Saudi Arabia to spread Wahhabism to counter the then-Soviet Union, came as a big … of billions of dollars in order to propagate Wahhabism, considered by many as an extreme form of Islam …
EU: European Union · 13 December 2023 French
jihadists live, egged on by Saudi-sponsored Wahhabism. So, if we are to take steps to solve the crisis … controls and clamping down on Saudi-sponsored Wahhabism, which is a growing, clear and present danger …
MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 6 December 2023 English
Despite the passage of a decade since the outbreak of popular Arab unrest, the consequences of the regional upheaval continue to have a lingering effect on the politics, security and …
two major strands in modern Sunni Islamism – Wahhabism and Muslim Brotherhood.19 Among the notable contemporary … 57, 62, 70, 100, 103, 117, 134, 141, 146-47 Wahhabism, 60 United Nations Security Council, 144 Wakhan …
MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 7 November 2023 English
Therefore, the Medinan verses are to be read in the context of political circumstances of their times, whereas the Meccan verses as the phase when the basic tenents of the …
Taimiyyah: The Maverick Fundamentalist 168 12. Saudi Wahhabism, Pan-Islamist Salafism and Decline of Safavid … Attacks, the Crusades and the Gunpowder Empires 169 Wahhabism in English), which arose in the Arabian Peninsula … York: Infobase Publishing, 2009, p. 340. 12 Saudi Wahhabism, Pan-Islamist Salafism and Decline of Safavid … Prince Muhammad bin Salman1 Like Siamese twins, Wahhabism and the Saudi state have been together for nearly … ibn Abd Al-Wahhab decided to join forces. Saudi Wahhabism, Pan-Islamist Salafism and Decline of Safavid …
AAN_AF: Afghanistan Analysts Network · 23 October 2023 English
The institutional structure of AAN includes a core team of analysts and a network of contributors with expertise in the fields of Afghan politics, governance, rule of law, security, and …
Mahendrarajah, Shivan. 2015. ‘Saudi Arabia, Wahhabism, and the Taliban of Afghanistan: ‘Puritanical … Mahendrarajah, Shivan. 2015. ‘Saudi Arabia, Wahhabism, and the Taliban of Afghanistan: ‘Puritanical …
UN: The United Nations · 13 October 2023 French
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La source signale que la doctrine islamique officielle de l’État, le wahhabisme, régit toutes les mesures politiques et … peine de mort, le but étant de le forcer à renoncer publiquement à ses opinions religieuses et à adopter et promouvoir le wahhabisme … et torturé, le but étant de le forcer à renoncer publiquement à ses opinions religieuses et à adopter et promouvoir le wahhabisme …
UN: The United Nations · 13 October 2023 English
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that the official Islamic doctrine of the State, Wahhabism, governs all political and social policies, emphasizes … his religious views and to adopt and promote Wahhabism, as required by religious scholars in Saudi Arabia … his religious views and to adopt and promote Wahhabism. According to the source, Mr. Salman Alodah is …
