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Wahhabism

Wahhabism proper noun: a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist reform movement based on the teachings of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (c. 1703–1792), followed primarily in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

Proper noun

Wahhabism (uncountable)

  1. A Sunni Islamic fundamentalist reform movement based on the teachings of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (c. 1703–1792), followed primarily in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

Wahhabism meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Arabic and Persian

Wahhabism in Hindi

branch of Sunni Islam
वहाबवाद vahābvād

Wahhabism in Urdu

branch of Sunni Islam
وہابیت ohābet

Wahhabism in Arabic

branch of Sunni Islam
وَهَّابِيَّة wahhābiyya

Wahhabism in Persian

branch of Sunni Islam
وهابیت
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Wahhabism in Thai
วะฮาบีย์

Origin of Wahhabism

Calque of Arabic وَهَّابِيَّة (wahhābiyya). From Wahhab + -ism. Named after Islam theologian Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab.

Questions about Wahhabism

What does Wahhabism mean?
Wahhabism means a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist reform movement based on the teachings of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (c. 1703–1792), followed primarily in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
What is Wahhabism in Hindi?
Wahhabism in Hindi is वहाबवाद (vahābvād). See Wahhabism meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Wahhabism?
Wahhabism is a proper noun.

Words near Wahhabism in the dictionary

  1. Wahgi
  2. Wahgunyah
  3. Wahhabi
  4. Wahhabiism
  5. Wahhabis
  6. Wahhabism
  7. Wahhabist
  8. Wahhabists
  9. Wahhabite
  10. Wahhabites
  11. Wahhabitism

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