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Wahhabism
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Wah·ha·bi or Wa·ha·bi  (wä-häb)
n. pl. Wah·ha·bis or Wa·ha·bis
A member of a Muslim sect founded by Abdul Wahhab (1703-1792), known for its strict observance of the Koran and flourishing mainly in Arabia.
Wah·habism (-bzm) n.
Wahhabism
the religious system of the Wahhabi, a Muslim order founded by Muhammad Ibn-Abdul Wahhab.
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Noun1.Wahhabism - a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia; "Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism"
Wahabism
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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While elements of Wahabbism could encourage a mind-set that includes extremist action, as September 11 demonstrated, the vast majority of Wahabbists and Salafists are not terrorists.
Words make worlds: terrorism and language by Smith, Angus / The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
30) Coincidentally, in Newcastle some "150 university students from Saudi Arabia, Algeria, and Egypt who follow the fundamentalist Wahabbism ideology" seized control of a major mosque, attracting accusations of "brainwashing" other Muslims.
Secret Saudi funding of radical Islamic groups in Australia by Bendle, Mervyn F. / National Observer - Australia and World Affairs
Wahabbism (also known as salafism), for example, which is the dominant movement in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Western Iraq, has no great compunction about ignoring any kind of mysticism.
Peter Glover's "Muslim apartheid: Getting behind the veil" (pp. ... by Bastien, Richard / Catholic Insight
 
 
 
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