Salafi Muslims

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
Muslim group
gptkbp:associatedWith conservative social values
Islamic reformism
anti-Western sentiment (in some branches)
literalist theology
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Jihadi_Salafism
gptkb:Political_Salafism
gptkb:Purist_Salafism
gptkbp:coreBelief rejection of religious innovation (bid'ah)
return to practices of the Salaf
strict monotheism
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Shi'a_Muslims
gptkb:Sufi_Muslims
traditional Sunni scholars
gptkbp:emergedIn late 19th century
gptkbp:emphasizes literal interpretation of scripture
following the example of the Prophet Muhammad and his companions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Salafi Muslims
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Ibn_Taymiyyah
gptkb:Muhammad_ibn_Abd_al-Wahhab
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
various local languages
gptkbp:mainLine gptkb:Hadith
gptkb:Quran
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Abdul_Aziz_ibn_Baz
gptkb:Muhammad_Nasiruddin_al-Albani
gptkb:Muhammad_ibn_Salih_al-Uthaymeen
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Algeria
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Jordan
gptkb:Kuwait
gptkb:Morocco
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Yemen
gptkbp:notableOrganization gptkb:Al-Albani_Center
gptkb:Islamic_University_of_Madinah
gptkb:Salafi_Publications_(UK)
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Sufism
gptkb:Shi'a_Islam
gptkb:folk_Islam
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Arabian_Peninsula
gptkbp:populationEstimate millions worldwide
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ahl_al-Hadith
gptkb:Wahhabism
Sunni Islam
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eid_Milad
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5