muhammad ibn abd al- wahhab

English - English

Definition of muhammad ibn abd al- wahhab in English English dictionary

Related Terms

Muhammad ibn Abd al- Wahhab

born 1703, Uyaynah, Arabia died 1792, Al-Diryah Islamic theologian and founder of the Wahhb movement. Educated in Medina, he spent several years teaching in Iraq and Iran. He reacted against what he perceived as the extremism of various sects of Sufism, setting out his ideas in the Book of Unity (1736). He stressed a conservative observation of Islam, rejecting polytheism and condemning reverence of saints and the decoration of mosques. His views were controversial; eventually he settled in Nejd, where, in alliance with Ibn Sad, his teachings found favour and grew dominant

Hyphenation

Mu-ham-mad ibn abd al- wahhab