Salafism and Islamic Reform

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2026
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Abstract
Abstract This chapter focuses on Salafism, which can be defined as the trend in Sunnī Islam whose adherents claim to emulate the first three generations of Muslims (al-salaf al-ṣāliḥ, the pious predecessors) as strictly and in as many spheres of life as possible, and its historical precursors with regard to the topic of religious reform. The chapter deals with the roots of Salafi ideology in medieval Ḥanbalī thought; the Wahhabi movement since the eighteenth century; modernist thought labeled “Salafi” in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; and contemporary Salafism as it is known today. This chapter shows that religious reform as associated with modern-day Salafism has a long history, but has taken different forms, has become increasingly specified, and has been directed at a seemingly ever-growing group of fellow-Muslims (including other Sunnī).
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Authors Joas Wagemakers
Journal Oxford University Press eBooks
Year 2026
DOI
10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197532805.013.35
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197532805.013.35
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