Salafi Movement

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Ahl_al-Hadith
gptkb:Wahhabism
gptkb:Athari_creed
gptkbp:branch Sunni Islam
gptkbp:coreBelief rejection of religious innovation (bid'ah)
strict monotheism
emphasis on Quran and Sunnah
return to practices of the salaf
gptkbp:criticizedFor intolerance
sectarianism
influence on extremism
gptkbp:emergedIn late 19th century
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:Quietist_Salafism
gptkb:Jihadi_Salafism
gptkb:Political_Salafism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Ahmad_ibn_Hanbal
gptkb:Ibn_Taymiyyah
gptkb:Muhammad_ibn_Abd_al-Wahhab
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Rabee_al-Madkhali
gptkb:Abd_al-Aziz_ibn_Baz
gptkb:Muhammad_Nasiruddin_al-Albani
gptkb:Muhammad_ibn_Abd_al-Wahhab
gptkb:Muhammad_ibn_Salih_al-Uthaymeen
gptkb:Saleh_al-Fawzan
gptkb:Nasir_al-Din_al-Albani
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Sufism
gptkb:Shi'a_Islam
gptkb:folk_Islam
gptkbp:organization loosely organized
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Arabian_Peninsula
gptkbp:publishedIn books
websites
pamphlets
gptkbp:relatedConcept Islamic fundamentalism
literalism
puritanism
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:spreadTo gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_Asia
gptkbp:teaches rejection of bid'ah (innovation in religion)
following the understanding of the salaf (first three generations of Muslims)
emphasis on tawhid (oneness of God)
rejection of later theological developments
rejection of shirk (associating partners with God)
strict adherence to early Islamic practices
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sunni_Social_Movements
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Salafi Movement