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Wah·ha·bi

or Wa·ha·bi (wä-hä′bē)
n. pl. Wah·ha·bis or Wa·ha·bis
A member of a Muslim sect founded by Abdul Wahhab (1703-1792), known for its strict observance of the Koran and flourishing mainly in Arabia.

Wah·ha′bism (-bĭz′əm) n.
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Wahhabi

(wəˈhɑːbɪ) or

Wahabi

n, pl -bis
(Islam) a member of a strictly conservative Muslim sect founded in the 18th century with the aim of eliminating all innovations later than the 3rd century of Islam
Wahˈhabism, Waˈhabism n
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Wah•ha•bi

or Wa•ha•bi

(wəˈhɑ bi, wɑ-)

also Wah•ha•bite

(-baɪt)

n., pl. -bis also -bites.
a member of a conservative Muslim group founded orig. by followers of ‘Abd al-Wahhab (1703–92).
[1800–10; < Arabic, =‘Abd al-Wahhab + suffix of appurtenance]
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Noun1.Wahhabi - a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam; "Osama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim"
Moslem, Muslim - a believer in or follower of Islam
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Where such aid is vital for Indonesia's developing economy, there are also concerns that it has opened a pathway for the import of Salafism and Wahabis into the country and has served to deepen the cleavage between a religious populace and political parties perceived as pro-secular.
The paper said the westernized Iranian foreign minister was calling for getting rid from the Wahabis but that's not the matter, the paper said, the matter is how a well-known newspaper like New York Times be hijacked by such a low-level writer.
He called upon Islamic scholars to spread the true essence of Islam and face all falsification and distortion attempts by takfiri Wahabis.
Delivering Eid al-Adha prayers sermons to a large group of worshippers on Tehran University campus, Ayatollah Kermani said that unfortunately, Kaaba and Hajj Rituals are captives of Wahabis and they do not let Muslim Ummah to perform Hajj rituals in the best possible manner.
Experts have not ruled out the possibility that the ISIS who practise Salafism could be getting the support from Wahabis in India.
Mr Agmed Shebani, founder of the Democratic Party in Libya Green Book The Arab World must pay attention to the loud and clear message Benghazi has sent the whole world as it demonstrated against the violence of the Wahabis and their anti-democratic distortions of Islam, Ahmed Shebani, founder of The Democratic Party said in a statement to tripolipost.com.
Traditionalists such as Wahabis sought to preserve their culturally specific Islamic heritage.
There is a mention of Wahabis being some kind of violent fanatics and so I would like to point out that Wahabis follow the principles of a religious scholar, Abdulwahab.
The attacks in Uzbekistan were blamed on Hizb ut-Tahrir and the Wahabis, a Muslim sect followed by Osama bin Laden.
Movements once marginal in the Muslim world, such as the Muslim Brotherhood and the Wahabis, gained influence.