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.


Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Diriyah ("Wahhabi movement")
associatedWith
Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ("Saudi Wahhabi authorities")
demolishedBy
House of Saud ("Wahhabi religious establishment")
historicalAllianceWith
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ("Wahhabism (claimed)")
ideology
Hanbali school
influencedMovement
Ittehad-e Islami ("Salafi-influenced Sunni Islam")
religiousDoctrine
Najd
religiousMovementOrigin
House of Saud
religiousOrientation

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