When Muhammad ibn Abd-al-Wahhab brought his reforms to the Arabs living in the Arab peninsula in 1740, his mere intention is returning Muslims to what he believed was the original principles of Islam as people of the region has strayed of the Islamic teachings. Many of his teaching was based on Ibn Taymya legacy,Both those scholars came in a time of war , famine & illiteracy
Wahabism flourished because of people’s need of solid Islamic fundamentals and values to hold on to. In addition, The house of AL Saud wanted a way to those people hearts in order to dominate the whole Arab tribes living in what was called then the Arab peninsula under their banner
No matter how obvious that those reforms Incompatible with the world today, those teachings controls the mindset of many. Not only in Saudi alone. But also in Qatar.
I did mention in many threads earlier, that the only reason salafi Qataris long for the upcoming parliament is to apply sharia law & implement a religious police for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice as they claim
When Muhammad ibn Abd-al-Wahhab brought his reforms to the Arabs living in the Arab peninsula in 1740, his mere intention is returning Muslims to what he believed was the original principles of Islam as people of the region has strayed of the Islamic teachings. Many of his teaching was based on Ibn Taymya legacy,Both those scholars came in a time of war , famine & illiteracy
Wahabism flourished because of people’s need of solid Islamic fundamentals and values to hold on to. In addition, The house of AL Saud wanted a way to those people hearts in order to dominate the whole Arab tribes living in what was called then the Arab peninsula under their banner
No matter how obvious that those reforms Incompatible with the world today, those teachings controls the mindset of many. Not only in Saudi alone. But also in Qatar.
I did mention in many threads earlier, that the only reason salafi Qataris long for the upcoming parliament is to apply sharia law & implement a religious police for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice as they claim