Saudi religious establishment

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Saudi_religious_establishment
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:country gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkbp:criticizedFor conservatism
gender segregation
influence on global Salafism
opposition to religious pluralism
gptkbp:dominantMovement gptkb:Wahhabism
gptkbp:dominantSchool gptkb:Hanbali
gptkbp:established 18th century
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Saudi_government
gptkbp:historicalName alliance between Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab and Muhammad bin Saud
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saudi religious establishment
gptkbp:influenced Saudi legal system
public morality
Saudi education system
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:Imam
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Council_of_Senior_Scholars
gptkb:Permanent_Committee_for_Islamic_Research_and_Issuing_Fatwas
gptkb:Ministry_of_Islamic_Affairs,_Dawah_and_Guidance
Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Abdul_Aziz_ibn_Baz
Abdullah al-Sheikh
gptkbp:relationshipWithState gptkb:center
gptkbp:religion Sunni Islam
gptkbp:role religious leader
issues fatwas
advises government
oversees mosques
regulates religious education
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Saudi_royal_family
gptkb:Salafis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7