Science Fair Project Encyclopedia Wahhabism (sometimes spelled
Wahabbism or Wahabism) is a movement of Islam named after
Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab (1703–1792). It is a fundamentalist,
puritanical form of Islam which is often considered as having
deviated from Sunni Islam, for example for their anthropomorphic
beliefs about God. It has become an object of increased interest
because it is the major sect of the government and society of
Saudi Arabia. Wahhabism is an offending synonym for one form of
Salafism. Origin of the term "Wahhabi" The term "Wahhab" is in
reference to the movement's founder Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahab -
although wahhabis link it to Al-Wahhab: a name of Allah in
Islam. Many Wahhabi Muslims do not approve of this name.
Historically, members of this movement call themselves al-
Muwahhiddun, ("the monotheists") or al-Ikhwan ("the brethren").
(The name al-Muwahhidun should not be confused with the 12th
century al-Muwahhidun movement and dynasty of Morocco.) The
Wahhabis claim to call to the way of