Growth Wahhabism



in 1950s , 60s within saudi arabia, wahhabi ulama maintained hold on religious law courts, , presided on creation of islamic universities , public school system gave students heavy dose of religious instruction . outside of saudi wahhabi ulama became less combative toward rest of muslim world. in confronting challenge of west, wahhabi doctrine served many muslims platform , gained converts beyond peninsula.


a number of reasons have been given success: growth in popularity , strength of both arab nationalism (although wahhabis opposed form of nationalism ideology, saudis arabs, , enemy ottoman caliphate ethnically turkish), , islamic reform (specifically reform following example of first 3 generations of muslims known salaf); destruction of ottoman empire sponsored effective critics; destruction of rival, khilafa in hejaz, in 1925.


not least in importance money saudi arabia earned exporting oil.








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