Wahhabi
a follower of ʿAbd al-Wahhab (1703–1792), who stringently opposed all practices not sanctioned by the Quran. The Wahhabis, founded in the 18th century, are the most conservative Muslim group and are today found mainly in Saudi Arabia.
Origin of Wahhabi
1- Also Wa·ha·bi, Wah·ha·bee; Wah·ha·bite, Wa·ha·bite [wuh-hah-bahyt, wah-]. /wəˈhɑ baɪt, wɑ-/.
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How to use Wahhabi in a sentence
Msaad is on trial alongside her close friend Amal El-Wahabi, also 27.
The Student Accused of Smuggling Jihadi Money in Her Underwear | Nico Hines | July 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo I'm not scared of Cordoba House, with or without its Wahabi backers.
Why should he answer to a Mahratta laonee if he be Wahabi—or Sikh?'
Soldiers Three | Rudyard KiplingHe was first ordered to quell the Wahabi insurrection in Arabia, and his campaign there is alluded to in chap.
Eothen | A. W. KinglakeSoon the Wahabi leaven began to produce profound disturbances in the most distant quarters.
The New World of Islam | Lothrop Stoddard
The Wahabi leaven has destroyed abuses and has rekindled a purer religious faith.
The New World of Islam | Lothrop StoddardHe then made the pilgrimage to Mecca, and there his reformist zeal was still further quickened by the Wahabi teachers.
The New World of Islam | Lothrop Stoddard
British Dictionary definitions for Wahhabi
Wahabi
/ (wəˈhɑːbɪ) /
a member of a strictly conservative Muslim sect founded in the 18th century with the aim of eliminating all innovations later than the 3rd century of Islam
Derived forms of Wahhabi
- Wahhabism or Wahabism, noun
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