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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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