Wahhabism

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Islamic reform movement Sunni Islamic movement religious movement

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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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Wahhabism canonical 11
Wahhabi movement 2
Salafi movement 1

Statements (48)

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 Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
surface form: Arabia
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 school ⓘ
surface form: Hanbali
namedAfter Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab ⓘ
opposesPractice Sufi devotional rituals ⓘ
celebration of the Prophet's birthday (Mawlid) ⓘ
saint veneration ⓘ
visiting tombs for intercession ⓘ
politicalAllianceWith House of Saud ⓘ
surface form: Saudi dynasty
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 theology ⓘ
surface form: Salafi
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 ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

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

Hanbali school → influencedMovement → Wahhabism ⓘ
House of Saud → religiousOrientation → Wahhabism ⓘ
House of Saud → historicalAllianceWith → Wahhabism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wahhabi religious establishment
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria → ideology → Wahhabism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wahhabism (claimed)
Jannat al-Baqi cemetery → demolishedBy → Wahhabism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saudi Wahhabi authorities
Diriyah → associatedWith → Wahhabism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wahhabi movement
Najd → religiousMovementOrigin → Wahhabism ⓘ
Ittehad-e Islami → religiousDoctrine → Wahhabism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Salafi-influenced Sunni Islam
Al Oud Cemetery → culturalContext → Wahhabism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wahhabi Sunni Islam
Government of Saudi Arabia → dominantReligiousMovement → Wahhabism ⓘ
Nejd → associatedWith → Wahhabism ⓘ
Sultanate of Nejd → religiousDoctrine → Wahhabism ⓘ
Ottoman–Wahhabi War → conflictBetween → Wahhabism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wahhabi movement
Ottoman–Wahhabi War → opponentOf → Wahhabism ⓘ
Islamism → hasVariant → Wahhabism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wahhabi Islamism
Islamism → influencedBy → Wahhabism ⓘ
Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah → influenced → Wahhabism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Salafi movement
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab → movement → Wahhabism ⓘ
House of Al ash-Sheikh → ideologicalHeritage → Wahhabism ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site (At-Turaif District) → associatedWithReligion → Wahhabism ⓘ
subject surface form: At-Turaif District
unification of Saudi Arabia → ideologicalBasis → Wahhabism ⓘ
subject surface form: Unification of Saudi Arabia
this entity surface form: Wahhabi Islam