Salafi Movement

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Islamic_scholar
gptkbp:affiliation Various_Islamic_organizations
Educational_institutions_teaching_Salafi_doctrine
Mosques_promoting_Salafi_teachings
gptkbp:associatedWith Jihadist_groups
gptkbp:criticism Accused of extremism
Rejection_of_Sufism
Opposition_to_Shia_Islam
gptkbp:demographics Diverse ethnic backgrounds
Global followers in millions
Predominantly_Sunni
gptkbp:divisions gptkb:Salafi-Jihadism
gptkb:Quietist_Salafism
Political_Salafism
gptkbp:events Annual conferences
Public lectures
Online seminars
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Muhammad_ibn_Abd_al-Wahhab
gptkbp:futurePlans Counter-radicalization efforts
Internal divisions
Public perception issues
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:North_Africa
Western countries
Middle_East
gptkbp:goal Return_to_the_practices_of_the_Salaf
gptkbp:historical_analysis Analysis of its political implications
Debate on its impact on terrorism
Discussion on its theological basis
Critique_of_its_interpretation_of_Islam
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Arab_Spring
19th century reform movements
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Salafi Movement
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Wahhabism
gptkbp:mediaAppearances Influence on online radicalization
Prominent in social media
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Abu_Qatada_al-Filistini
gptkb:Abu_Muhammad_al-Maqdisi
gptkb:Muhammad_al-Munajjid
gptkb:Abdulaziz_ibn_Baz
gptkb:Nasser_al-Fahd
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkbp:publications Online fatwas
Books_on_Islamic_jurisprudence
Articles_in_Islamic_journals
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Islamism
Fundamentalism
Radical Islam
gptkbp:religion Strict adherence to the Quran
Emphasis on the Sunnah
Rejection_of_innovations_in_Islam