Salafi theology

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Islamic theology Sunni theology conservative religious doctrine

Salafi theology is a conservative Sunni Islamic doctrine that emphasizes strict adherence to the Quran and Hadith as understood by the earliest generations of Muslims, rejecting later theological innovations.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Salafism	4
Salafi	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic theology ⓘ Sunni theology ⓘ conservative religious doctrine ⓘ
associatedConcept	Ahl al-Hadith NERFINISHED ⓘ Athari creed ⓘ Hanbali traditionalism NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithMovement	Wahhabi movement (overlapping but not identical) NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Salafi movement ⓘ
associatedWithRegion	Arabian Peninsula (modern Saudi Arabia) NERFINISHED ⓘ
coreConcept	affirmation of God’s attributes without metaphorical reinterpretation ⓘ emphasis on tawhid (monotheism) ⓘ literalist approach to scriptural texts ⓘ opposition to grave visitation practices seen as excessive ⓘ opposition to intercession through the dead ⓘ opposition to saint veneration ⓘ rejection of religious innovations (bid'ah) ⓘ rejection of speculative theology (kalam) ⓘ return to the practices of the earliest Muslim generations ⓘ
denominationalFamily	Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ
emphasis	following the understanding of the Salaf ⓘ strict adherence to the Hadith ⓘ strict adherence to the Quran ⓘ
historicalReferenceGroup	Salaf (pious predecessors) NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalReferencePeriod	first three generations of Muslims ⓘ
languageOfDiscourse	Arabic ⓘ
methodologicalPrinciple	prioritization of textual evidence over rational speculation ⓘ rejection of later theological schools ⓘ understanding texts according to the Salaf ⓘ
normativeGoal	purification of Islamic belief and practice from innovations ⓘ
religiousTradition	Islam ⓘ
scripturalSource	Hadith ⓘ Quran NERFINISHED ⓘ
selfDescription	claim to represent pure Islam of the early generations ⓘ
viewOnAsharism	critical of Ash'ari theology ⓘ
viewOnAuthority	gives primacy to Quran and authentic Hadith over later scholars ⓘ
viewOnCreedTexts	values early Sunni creedal texts ⓘ
viewOnGodAttributes	affirms divine attributes as they appear in texts without asking how (bila kayf) ⓘ
viewOnIjtihad	encourages qualified ijtihad based on texts ⓘ
viewOnInnovation	considers religious innovations as misguidance ⓘ rejects newly introduced beliefs and rituals in religion ⓘ
viewOnKalam	rejects speculative theological methods ⓘ
viewOnMadhhabs	respects classical Sunni legal schools but opposes blind following (taqlid) ⓘ
viewOnMaturidism	critical of Maturidi theology ⓘ
viewOnMetaphor	restricts metaphorical interpretation of scripture ⓘ
viewOnPhilosophy	suspicious of Greek-influenced Islamic philosophy ⓘ
viewOnPolitics	often emphasizes obedience to Muslim rulers in public order matters ⓘ
viewOnReason	accepts reason subordinated to revelation ⓘ
viewOnShiism	rejects Shi'a theological doctrines ⓘ
viewOnSufism	critical of many Sufi practices ⓘ rejects Sufi practices seen as innovations ⓘ
viewOnTaqlid	discourages blind imitation of scholars ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Salafi jihadism → basedOnDoctrine → Salafi theology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Salafism

Islam in Egypt → hasTheologicalTradition → Salafi theology ⓘ

Salafi al-Nour Party → ideology → Salafi theology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Salafism

Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat → ideology → Salafi theology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Salafism

Islamism → influencedBy → Salafi theology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Salafism

Atharism → relatedConcept → Salafi theology ⓘ

Wahhabism → theologicalOrientation → Salafi theology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Salafi