Wahhabi movement

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:House_of_Saud
gptkbp:coreBelief gptkb:Tawhid_(monotheism)
Opposition to shirk (polytheism)
Rejection of religious innovation (bid'ah)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Shia_Muslims
other Sunni Muslims
gptkbp:describedBy Reformist
Fundamentalist
Puritanical
gptkbp:emphasizes Literal interpretation of Islamic texts
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Wahhabis
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Muhammad_ibn_Abd_al-Wahhab
gptkbp:foundedIn 18th century
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Riyadh
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wahhabi movement
gptkbp:influenced Islamic revivalism
Saudi religious policy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Hanbali_jurisprudence
gptkb:Ibn_Taymiyyah
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Alliance_with_Muhammad_bin_Saud
gptkb:First_Saudi_State
Destruction of shrines in Mecca and Medina
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Abdullah_ibn_Muhammad_Al_Sheikh
gptkb:Abd_al-Aziz_ibn_Baz
gptkb:Abd_al-Latif_ibn_Abd_al-Rahman
gptkb:Muhammad_ibn_Ibrahim_Al_ash-Sheikh
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Sufism
Veneration of saints
Intercession
Celebration of the Prophet's birthday (Mawlid)
Grave visitation
Tombs as places of worship
Use of amulets
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Najd
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Salafism
gptkbp:schoolOfLaw gptkb:Hanbali
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Hadith
gptkb:Quran
gptkbp:sometimesCalled gptkb:Muwahhidun
gptkbp:spreadTo gptkb:Arabian_Peninsula
gptkb:Qatar
gptkb:United_Arab_Emirates
parts of Africa
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Saudi_government
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:House_of_Al_Saud
gptkb:House_of_Saud
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5