Wahhabism

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Wahhabism is a conservative, puritanical Islamic reform movement originating in 18th-century Arabia that advocates a strict, literalist interpretation of Sunni Islam and has deeply shaped the religious foundations of modern Saudi Arabia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic reform movement ⓘ
Sunni Islamic movement ⓘ
religious movement ⓘ
basedOn Hadith ⓘ
Quran ⓘ
teachings of Ahmad ibn Hanbal ⓘ
centerOfInfluence Saudi Arabia ⓘ
coreBelief emphasis on early Muslim community (salaf) ⓘ
literalist interpretation of scripture ⓘ
rejection of religious innovations (bid'ah) ⓘ
rejection of shirk (associating partners with God) ⓘ
strict monotheism (tawhid) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Arabia ⓘ
linked to: Arabian Peninsula
criticizedFor influence on some extremist ideologies ⓘ
intolerance toward other Islamic traditions ⓘ
denominationOf Sunni Islam ⓘ
emphasis conservative dress codes ⓘ
gender segregation ⓘ
obedience to Muslim ruler ⓘ
strict moral code ⓘ
foundedBy Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab ⓘ
inception 18th century ⓘ
influenced Saudi educational curricula ⓘ
Saudi legal system ⓘ
religious foundations of modern Saudi Arabia ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
legalSchool Hanbali ⓘ
linked to: Hanbali school
namedAfter Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab ⓘ
opposesPractice Sufi devotional rituals ⓘ
celebration of the Prophet's birthday (Mawlid) ⓘ
saint veneration ⓘ
visiting tombs for intercession ⓘ
politicalAllianceWith Saudi dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Saud
regionOfOrigin Najd ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
scripturalMethod rejection of extensive rationalist theology (kalam) ⓘ
textual literalism ⓘ
selfDescription pure Islam based on Quran and Sunnah ⓘ
spreadThrough Saudi state patronage ⓘ
funding of mosques and schools abroad ⓘ
missionary activities (da'wah) ⓘ
supportedBy House of Saud ⓘ
theologicalOrientation Salafi ⓘ
linked to: Salafi theology
viewOnJihad permits armed struggle under certain conditions ⓘ
viewOnNonMuslims restrictive and exclusivist ⓘ
viewOnOtherMuslims often regards some practices as un-Islamic ⓘ
viewOnShiism strongly critical ⓘ
viewOnSufism largely negative ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Saud → historicalAllianceWith → Wahhabi religious establishment ⓘ
linked to: Wahhabism
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria → ideology → Wahhabism (claimed) ⓘ
linked to: Wahhabism
Jannat al-Baqi cemetery → demolishedBy → Saudi Wahhabi authorities ⓘ
linked to: Wahhabism
Diriyah → associatedWith → Wahhabi movement ⓘ
linked to: Wahhabism
Najd → religiousMovementOrigin → Wahhabism ⓘ
Ittehad-e Islami → religiousDoctrine → Salafi-influenced Sunni Islam ⓘ
linked to: Wahhabism
Al Oud Cemetery → culturalContext → Wahhabi Sunni Islam ⓘ
linked to: Wahhabism
Nejd → associatedWith → Wahhabism ⓘ
Ottoman–Wahhabi War → conflictBetween → Wahhabi movement ⓘ
linked to: Wahhabism
Islamism → hasVariant → Wahhabi Islamism ⓘ
linked to: Wahhabism
Islamism → influencedBy → Wahhabism ⓘ
Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah → influenced → Salafi movement ⓘ
linked to: Wahhabism
At-Turaif District → associatedWithReligion → Wahhabism ⓘ
Unification of Saudi Arabia → ideologicalBasis → Wahhabi Islam ⓘ
subject linked to: unification of Saudi Arabia
linked to: Wahhabism
Barelvi movement → opposes → Wahhabism ⓘ
Salafi theology → associatedWithMovement → Wahhabi movement (overlapping but not identical) ⓘ
linked to: Wahhabism
Padri → inspiredBy → Wahhabism ⓘ
Emirate of Diriyah → religion → Wahhabism ⓘ
Saudi-Wahhabi forces → religion → Wahhabism ⓘ
Egyptian campaign into Najd → religiousContext → Wahhabi movement ⓘ
linked to: Wahhabism
Saud bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud → supportedBy → Wahhabi religious establishment ⓘ
linked to: Wahhabism
Ikhwan rebellion → ideology → Wahhabism ⓘ
Athari → influenced → Salafi movement ⓘ
linked to: Wahhabism
Majmu al-Fatawa → influenced → Salafi movement ⓘ
linked to: Wahhabism
al-ʿUyayna → associatedWith → Wahhabism ⓘ
Kashf al-Shubuhat → associatedMovement → Salafi movement ⓘ
linked to: Wahhabism
Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz → ideology → Wahhabism ⓘ
Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh → ideology → Wahhabi doctrine ⓘ
linked to: Wahhabism
Najd Plateau → associatedWith → Wahhabism ⓘ
Ottoman campaign of 1818 → involves → Wahhabi movement ⓘ
linked to: Wahhabism
Arabia of the Wahhabis → about → Wahhabi movement ⓘ
linked to: Wahhabism
Ikhwan rebels → ideology → Wahhabism ⓘ
Imam Muhammad bin Saud → religiousOrientation → Wahhabi movement ⓘ
linked to: Wahhabism