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Salafize

Salafize verb: to make Salafi; to increase the Salafi character of.

Verb

Salafize (third-person singular simple present Salafizes, present participle Salafizing, simple past and past participle Salafized)

  1. (rare, transitive) To make Salafi; to increase the Salafi character of.
    • On the other hand, the secularists should “Salafize” their human-centered concept of religion as not an end in itself as the Salafis claim, but merely a way of ensuring that people remain content while realizing their self-interest.2008, Abu Rabi, The Blackwell Companion to Contemporary Islamic Thought, page 264
    • Skovgaard-Petersen (1997) has argued that the twentieth century has seen a Salafizing trend in Egypt's premier fatwa-issuing body, the Dar al-Ifta.2007, Julia Howell, Sufism and the 'Modern' in Islam, page 150

Forms of Salafize

third-person singular presentSalafizes
present participleSalafizing
past participleSalafized
pastSalafized

Origin of Salafize

From Salafi + -ize.

Questions about Salafize

What does Salafize mean?
Salafize means to make Salafi; to increase the Salafi character of.
What part of speech is Salafize?
Salafize is a verb.
What is the past tense of Salafize?
The past tense of Salafize is Salafized.

Words near Salafize in the dictionary

  1. Salafists
  2. Salafite
  3. Salafites
  4. Salafitic
  5. Salafization
  6. Salafize
  7. Salafized
  8. Salafizes
  9. Salafizing
  10. salafs
  11. salagane

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