Similar words: Pan-Arabism, cannabis, cubism, habit, bismuth, habitat, cohabit, inhabit. Meaning: n. a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia.
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1. Detractors call it Wahhabism, after the 18th-century puritan reformer whose family alliance with the Al Sauds laid the foundation for their eventual conquest of Arabia.
2. Perhaps as an effect of the importation, Wahhabism takes a less strict form in Qatar than in Saudi Arabia, though it still governs a large portion of Qatari mores and rituals.
3. Islam defines identity, Wahhabism inspires global ambitions, oil wealth funds the enterprise.
4. Many Saudis reject the term "Wahhabism" as pejorative; they regard Wahhab's ideas as Islam itself, properly interpreted, and they argue that no other label is required.
5. Others fled to Saudi Arabia where they were influenced by Wahhabism, a branch within Sunni Islam that is considered extremist even by many Sunni and Shia Muslims.
6. Since the 10th century, the duty of Jihad has been in a dormant status generally, although it was activated by Ibn Taymiya and Wahhabism respectively during the two low tide periods of Jihad.
More similar words: Pan-Arabism, cannabis, cubism, habit, bismuth, habitat, cohabit, inhabit, habitude, habitual, habitant, inhabited, habitually, habituate, habitable, inhabitant, habitation, homo habilis, uninhabited, habituation, kick the habit, rehabilitate, perishability, cohabitation, uninhabitable, untouchability, rehabilitation, get into the habit of, swahili, high-handed.