Wahhabism
Religious movement founded by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab in Najd in the mid-18th century
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Summary
Wahhabism is a religious movement[1]. Wahhabism ranks in the top 4% of religious movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,136 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Islam[3]
- Instance of: Islamic denomination[4]
- Founder: Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab[5]
- Movement: Athari[6], Salafism[7]
- Named after: Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab[8]
- Subclass of: Salafism[9]
- Commons category: Wahhabism[10]
- Country of origin: Emirate of Diriyah[11], First Saudi State[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Wahhabism[13]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], New International Encyclopedia[16], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[17], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Castes and Tribes of Southern India[19], Tārīkh Ibn Ghannām[20], عنوان المجد في تاريخ نجد[21], Al-Salafiyya al-Wahhabiyya[22], Tarikh al-Wahhabiyyin[23]
- Native label: الوهابية[24]
- Different from: Islamic fundamentalism[25], Salafism[26]
- Madhhab: Hanbalism[27]
Why It Matters
Wahhabism has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Wahhabism is known by 136 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]