wahhabi

• Miembro de una secta musulmana sunita estrictamente ortodoxa originaria de Arabia Saudita; busca purificar las creencias islámicas y rechaza cualquier innovación aparecida después del siglo III del islam.

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.

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1. Member of a conservative Islamic movementC1formal

   A follower of a strict, reformist Sunni Muslim movement originating in the Arabian Peninsula, emphasizing a return to the original teachings of the Quran and Hadith and rejecting later religious innovations.

   wahabí

   • The scholar was known as a Wahhabi due to his strict adherence to early Islamic texts.
   • Wahhabis generally oppose practices like saint veneration and tomb visitation.
   • The movement's followers, often called Wahhabis, seek to purify Islamic practice.