Salafism
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Salafism is a revival movement within Sunni Islam founded in the late 19th century and aimed to achieve a renewal of Muslim life and had a major influence on many Muslim thinkers and movements across the Islamic world.[1]
Salafi (follower of Salaf) means any reform movement that calls for resurrection of Islam by going back to its origin. The Salafis' religious significance lay in the statement attributed to Muhammad:
"The best of my community are my generation, the ones who follow them and the ones who follow them", a period believed to exemplify the purest form of Islam.
The generations of Muslims after the third are referred to as the Khalaf.[2]
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:The End of Pluralism in the Middle East | blog post | 6 December 2024 | Craig Murray | "It is the United States which is promoting the cause of religious extremism and of the end, all over the Middle East, of a societal pluralism similar to Western norms. That is of course a direct consequence of the United States being allied to both the two religio-supremacist centres of Israel and Saudi Arabia." |
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References
- ↑ "Salafism Goes Global: From the Gulf to the French Banlieues"
- ↑ "Salafism" Jonathan A.C. Brown
