Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Salafi — Sunni Islam Salafism is also used sometimes as a synonym of Wahhabism. A Salafi come from Sunni Islam (Arabic: سلفي) is a follower of an Islamic movement, Salafiyyah , that is supposed to take the Salaf who lived during the patristic period of… … Wikipedia
Salafi — /səˈlafi/ (say suh lahfee) noun (plural Salafis) 1. a member of a conservative Muslim reform movement, whose beliefs are based on reverence for the example set by the companions of the Prophet Mohammed and the generations immediately following,… …
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan — The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) was a militant Islamist group formed in 1998 by former Soviet paratrooper Juma Namangani, and the Islamic ideologue Tohir Yuldashev both ethnic Uzbeks from the Fergana Valley. Its objective was to… … Wikipedia
Wahhabi — For the 18th century Saudi Arabian female military leader, see Ghaliyya al Wahhabiyya. Wahhabism is a religious movement[1] or a branch[2] of Islam. It was developed by an 18th century Muslim theologian (Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab) (1703–1792)… … Wikipedia
Islamic schools and branches — Overview of the major schools and branches of Islam … Wikipedia
Wahhabism — (Arabic: Al Wahhābīyya الوهابية) or Wahabism is a conservative reformist call of Sunni Islam attributed to Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab, an 18th century scholar from what is today known as Saudi Arabia, who advocated a return to the practices of… … Wikipedia
Islam — For other uses, see Islam (disambiguation). The Kaaba, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is the … Wikipedia
Islamism — This article is about the political Islamic movement. For the religion of Islam, see Islam. For scholarship on Islam, see Islamic studies. Part of the Politics series on … Wikipedia
Islam in Saudi Arabia — The vast majority of Saudis are Sunni Muslims. Around 10% [http://www.cfr.org/publication/10903/shiite muslims in the middle east.html] of citizens are Shia Muslims, most of whom live in the Eastern Province, with the largest concentrations in… … Wikipedia
Takfiri — A Takfiri (from the Arabic word تكفيري) is a Muslim who practices Takfir, which is to accuse other Muslims of apostasy. The term Takfir derives from the word kafir (impiety) and is described as when ...one who is, or claims to be, a Muslim is… … Wikipedia
