Salafism


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Sa·la·fism

 (sä′lə-fĭz′əm, sə-lä′fĭz′əm)
n.
A school of Sunni Islam that condemns theological innovation and advocates strict adherence to shari'a and to the social structures existing in the earliest days of Islam.

[From Salafi.]

Sa′la·fist adj. & n.
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Noun1.Salafism - a militant group of extremist Sunnis who believe themselves the only correct interpreters of the Koran and consider moderate Muslims to be infidels; seek to convert all Muslims and to insure that its own fundamentalist version of Islam will dominate the world
Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism, Islam, Islamism - the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; "Islam is a complete way of life, not a Sunday religion"; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion"
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However, he is obsessed with Salafism, which has its roots in Egypt.
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During the Future of Salafism conference held by Oxford University's Changing Structures of Islamic Authority (CSIA) on December 5-7, Dr Alexandre Caeiro, assistant professor, and Youssof Salhein, recent graduate of CIS's Master's in Islamic Studies programme, took part in a panel discussion titled Moderation and Method of Salafi Reasoning.
During the 'Future of Salafism' conference held by Oxford University's Changing Structures of Islamic Authority (CSIA), Dr Alexandre Caeiro, assistant professor, and Youssof Salhein, recent graduate of CIS's Master's in Islamic Studies programme, took part in a panel discussion entitled "Moderation and Method of Salafi Reasoning".
1926), the relationship between his theoretical juristic writing and its application in his legal opinions (fatwas), and its place in modern Salafism. His topics include Qaradawi's program for the renovation of Islamic law, the proper use of the classical sources of Islamic jurisprudence in the modern age, case study: the impact of a Western wife's conversion to Islam on the validity of her marriage to her non-Muslim husband, and politics and gender: women in roles of political leadership.
Social Currents in North Africa: Culture and Governance after the Arab Spring , is a product of a group of researchers covering a wide range of issues, from the political implications of Sufism and Salafism in the Maghreb, to cultural conservation, Jewish-heritage tourism, and normalization debates in Morocco and Tunisia.
A pernicious influence of Salafism meant that there was only one right way to practice Islam, an Islam that painstakingly adhered to the practices of the Prophet Muhammad, while ignoring socially urgent problems such as political corurption.