Vehhabilik

Also known as Wahhabist, Wahhabi mission, Muwahhidun

Wahhabism is a Salafi revivalist movement within Sunni Islam named after the 18th-century Hanbali scholar Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. It was initially established in the central Arabian region of Najd and later spread to other parts of the Arabian Peninsula, and was the official policy of Saudi Arabia until 2022. Despite being founded on the principles of Sunni Islam, the Hanbalite scholars Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn al-Qayyim in particular, Wahhabism may also refer to doctrinal differences distinct from other forms of Sunni Islam. Non-Wahhabi Sunnis also have compared Wahhabism to the belief of the

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Wahhabism is a revivalist Islamic movement that originated in 18th-century Arabia and became the official policy of Saudi Arabia, emphasizing a strict interpretation of Sunni Islamic principles. It matters because it has significantly influenced Islamic thought and practice across the Arabian Peninsula and beyond, though it is theologically distinct from other forms of Sunni Islam and remains a subject of comparison and debate among Muslim scholars.

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