Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun 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.

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  • noun Islam an adherent of the puritanical reform movement that arose in 18th century Arabia

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  • noun 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

Etymologies

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Arabic وهابي (wahhābiy, "Wahabi"), from وهب (wáhaba, "to give, to endow").

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Examples

  • False claims that Obama is Muslim, that he trained to overthrow the government and that he was educated in Wahhabi schools are a standard part of the political discussion.

    mjh's blog — 2008 — October 2008

  • Al – Asir (Ophir) at Bissel and in Wahhabi-land and put the

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • According to Haykel, the watch placement conveyed to a Muslim audience that bin Laden and his aides were Salafi Muslims (often called by the derogatory term Wahhabi), who adhere as closely as possible to the written text of the Quran.

    Decoding Bin Laden 2007

  • It used to be taboo to even mention the word Wahhabi in print, and if you said it in conversation almost any Saudi would deny it existed as a separate school of thought.

    Saudis Re-Examine an Islamic Doctrine Cited by Militants 2003

  • SCHWARTZ: Oh, I don ` t think that -- I have to say, honestly, that on September 22nd, when my article came out in "The London Spectator" explaining the Wahhabi background of the bin Laden movement and saying really that the problem began in Saudi Arabia -- I have a sense -- an immodest thing for me to say, but I have the sense that until then, virtually nobody in the United States or Western Europe had any sense that the word Wahhabi meant anything, what it was, who they were or what relevance it had.

    The Two Faces of Islam: The House of Sa�ud from Tradition to Terror 2003

  • King Fahd Mosque has attracted a number of what the press terms Wahhabi, a name its members generally dislike.

    Julia Gorin: Utah Paper Reassures Americans by Interviewing Moderately Violent Bosnian Imam 2008

  • The main author of the religious curriculum is Sheikh Saleh al-Fawazan, described as a Wahhabi extremist who advocates slavery and believes elections are un-Islamic.

    Saudi textbooks ‘demonise west’ 2004

  • "Their so-called Wahhabi teachings are completely alien to our traditions and to the essence of Islam, which is a tolerant and inclusive religion," said Rexhepi.

    FrontPage Magazine Robert 2010

  • "Their so-called Wahhabi teachings are completely alien to our traditions and to the essence of Islam, which is a tolerant and inclusive religion," said Rexhepi.

    Jihad Watch Robert 2010

  • "Their so-called Wahhabi teachings are completely alien to our traditions and to the essence of Islam, which is a tolerant and inclusive religion," said Rexhepi.

    Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) 2010

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