Wahhabism

Iran and [its] allies powerfully defeated Takfiri, Wahabbi, [and] Zionist terrorism in the region," he went on saying, bringing up Tehran's practical measures in countering terrorism in the region.

It was when King Abdullah took over the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2005 that the lavish financial assistance given to Wahabbi institutions was slowed down and the rigid constructs of Wahabbi societal norms were slowly relaxed.

Saudi Arabia's Wahabbi clerics used ibn Taymiyyah to justify takfir, but are downright conservative compared to Daesh's use of the same doctrine.

For his part, Minister of Awqaf (Religious Endowments) Mohammad Abdul-Sattar al-Sayyed highlighted the need that the conference come out with a stress that wahhabism is "a terrorist mentality" and call for a Security Council resolution banning wahhabism-promoting curricula and blocking websites used to spread takfiri and wahabbi thinking.

He praised the authorities and demanded a similar action to curb the radical Wahabbi groups in order for the Sudan to maintain its position as a country of "Islamic moderation and tolerance".

So do Sunnis the government alleges were involved with "Salafist" or "Wahabbi" groups, which Iran claims are terrorist, but whose members describe themselves as Sunni activists.

The Saudi regime's promotion of Wahabbi Islamism has also created conflict between it and the United States, which is the monarchy's principal protector.

Piracy in the Gulf threatens global maritime trade routes while the Wahabbi strain of Islam is conquering followers town by town across the region.

His organization "Lib For All" has undertaken research on Saudi Arabian Wahabbi activities in Indonesia.

(2006), God's Terrorists: The Wahabbi Cult and the Hidden Roots of Modern Jihad.