wahhabi

• Membre d'une secte musulmane sunnite strictement orthodoxe originaire d'Arabie saoudite, qui cherche à purifier les croyances islamiques en rejetant toute innovation postérieure au IIIe siècle de l'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.

nom propre

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.

   Wahhabite

   • 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.