House of Al ash-Sheikh
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The House of Al ash-Sheikh is the leading family of religious scholars in Saudi Arabia, historically serving as the chief clerical establishment and key religious authority allied with the ruling House of Saud.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Al ash-Sheikh canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scholarly family
ⓘ
Saudi Arabian family ⓘ religious family ⓘ |
| alliedWith | House of Saud ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Al-Azhar Council of Senior Scholars
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Senior Scholars (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi religious establishment ⓘ |
| basedIn | Riyadh ⓘ |
| coreDoctrine | tawhid (Islamic monotheism) as interpreted by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab ⓘ |
| country | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| function |
issuing religious rulings (fatwas)
ⓘ
overseeing religious institutions in Saudi Arabia ⓘ shaping official Saudi religious discourse ⓘ |
| hasAncestralPatriarch | Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab ⓘ |
| historicalAlliance | dynastic alliance with the House of Saud ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | guardian of official religious doctrine in Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| historicalOriginRegion | Najd ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfProminence | 18th century to present ⓘ |
| ideologicalHeritage | Wahhabism ⓘ |
| influences |
Saudi education in religious institutions
ⓘ
Saudi legal system ⓘ Saudi religious policy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz
ⓘ
Abdulaziz Al ash-Sheikh ⓘ Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh ⓘ Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh ⓘ |
| politicalRole | religious legitimization of the Saudi state ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | semi-autonomous religious authority within the Saudi state ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| provides |
grand muftis of Saudi Arabia
ⓘ
senior religious scholars in Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| receives | state patronage from the House of Saud ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Salafism ⓘ |
| religiousSchool | Hanbali ⓘ |
| roleInStateFormation |
provided religious support for the founding of the First Saudi State
ⓘ
provided religious support for the founding of the Second Saudi State ⓘ provided religious support for the founding of the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| socialStatus | elite religious class in Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Islamic jurisprudence in Saudi Arabia
ⓘ
fatwa issuance in Saudi Arabia ⓘ religious education in Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| supports |
House of Saud
ⓘ
surface form:
Saudi monarchy
|
| traditionalRole |
chief religious establishment in Saudi Arabia
ⓘ
key religious authority in Saudi Arabia ⓘ leading family of religious scholars in Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
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