Wahhabism

Wahhabism
/weuh hah"biz euhm, wah-/, n.
the group of doctrines or practices of the Wahhabis.
Also, Wahhabiism /weuh hah"bee iz'euhm, wah-/, Wahabism.
[1820-30; WAHHAB(I) + -ISM]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Wahhabism — (Arabic: Al Wahhābīyya الوهابية) or Wahabism is a conservative reformist call of Sunni Islam attributed to Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab, an 18th century scholar from what is today known as Saudi Arabia, who advocated a return to the practices of… …   Wikipedia

  • wahhabism — wahhabísm s. n. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic …   Dicționar Român

  • Wahhabism —    Derived from the name of the 18th century Arab Islamic reformer Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab, Wahhabism (vakhabizm) is used as a generic term by the Russian government to describe radical Islamists. In the wake of the Soviet Afghan War, some… …   Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

  • Wahhabism — noun a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism • Syn: ↑Wahabism • Hypernyms: ↑Islam, ↑Islamism, ↑Mohammedanism, ↑Muhammadanism, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wahhabism — noun see Wahhabi …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Wahhabism — noun a branch of Sunni Islam practised by those who follow the teachings of See Also: Wahhabite …   Wiktionary

  • wahhabism — wah·ha·bism …   English syllables

  • Wahhabi —    / Wahhabism    An Islamic sect named for Muhammad Abd al Wahhab, who was born at ‘ Uyaynah in central Arabia in 1703. His father was a local Islamic judge ( qadi ) and a follower of the Hanbali school of Islamic law. Wahhab became an Islamic… …   Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

  • Wahhabi — For the 18th century Saudi Arabian female military leader, see Ghaliyya al Wahhabiyya. Wahhabism is a religious movement[1] or a branch[2] of Islam. It was developed by an 18th century Muslim theologian (Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab) (1703–1792)… …   Wikipedia

  • Salafi — Sunni Islam Salafism is also used sometimes as a synonym of Wahhabism. A Salafi come from Sunni Islam (Arabic: سلفي‎) is a follower of an Islamic movement, Salafiyyah , that is supposed to take the Salaf who lived during the patristic period of… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”