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Salafism
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Noun1.Salafism - a militant group of extremist Sunnis who believe themselves the only correct interpreters of the Koran and consider moderate Muslims to be infidels; seek to convert all Muslims and to insure that its own fundamentalist version of Islam will dominate the world
Salafi movement
Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism, Islam, Islamism - the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; "Islam is a complete way of life, not a Sunday religion"; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion"
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The five alleged members of the Salafiya Jihadia group, whose leader uses the pseudonym Abou Yacine, were picked up during the course of the week, the source told AFP.
Morocco dismantles militant group: security official by AFP / AFP Global Edition
139) There, he studied the Qu'ran, learned Islamic law, and embraced Salafiya, a fundamentalist strain of Islam.
Brandenburg in a time of terror by Healy, Thomas / Notre Dame Law Review
Abdul-Wahhab's call reverberated from West Africa to the East Indies and moved the spirits of the modernists of the Salafiya in Muslim countries from Arabia to the encroaching lands of the West.
The Salafis by APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map
 
 
 
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