Wahhabi


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a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia

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"We cannot believe witnessing martyrdom of another victim of the blind bias of a Wahhabi" man which unfortunately faced silence of those who claim to be advocates of human rights, a statement by the Organization said on Wednesday.
Islamist organizations in this tradition engage in electoral politics and are more tactical in their activities than Wahhabi imams in Saudi Arabia.
Deobandis and Ahle Hadith (Wahhabis) and Shia Muslims non-believers, because we thought they did not respect the Prophet Muhammad, his companions and the Muslim saints.
The royal push for rigid Wahhabi Islam extended to missionary work.
Upon arrival in Tehran on Monday, Minister al-Sayyed clarified that in light of the fierce war waged against Syria and Iran by Washington, the Zionists, the West and the Gulf States, on top Saudi Arabia, Syria should have to coordinate with the Iranian side on the intellectual level to face the extremist Wahhabi mentality.
Wahhabis believe it is okay to kill other Muslims who "deviate".
Hopwood builds upon some strong psychological premises to demonstrate the kind of mental and emotional crises Abd Al-Wahhab underwent before emerging as the leader of Wahhabi movement.
Wahhabi ideology and doctrine first arrived in Indonesia in the 1800s, brought by hajjis returning from their pilgrimage to Mecca.
"Indeed; no resemblance between Islam of Iranians & most Muslims & bigoted extremism that Wahhabi top cleric & Saudi terror masters preach," Zarif wrote on his Twitter account.
In Iran, it is commonly applied also to the Wahhabi brand of Sunnism practiced in Saudi Arabia, which is strongly anti-Shiite.
It is mentioned that Vice President, Nuri al-Maliki said in a televised interview: "The root of the terrorism, extremism and Takfiri is the Wahhabi sect in Saudi Arabia." Maliki said: "The Saudi government is not able to limit this Wahhabi Takfiri trend ".