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Salafi

Salafi

2 9.5
Relating to a Muslim movement that follows the beliefs and practices of the earliest Muslims
  • adjective
translation icon : salafista
  • Salafi movements sprang up in Tripoli's poor neighborhoods such as Bab at-Tibbane, as-Suwayqa, Abi Samra, and at-Tal.
  • Salafi movement
  • Salafi group
  • Salafi jihadists

Examples

  • Salafi movements sprang up in Tripoli's poor neighborhoods such as Bab at-Tibbane, as-Suwayqa, Abi Samra, and at-Tal.

  • The city may be a bastion of the Salafi movement, but its roots are essentially non-belligerent.

  • The city may be a bastion of the Salafi movement, but its roots are essentially non-belligerent.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The embassy protests were a response to the call of a Salafi preacher, Wesam Abdel Warith, for Egyptians to defend Islam.

    Blog text (22)

  • Nearly one quarter of the new representatives will come from the ultraconservative Salafi movement that follows a strict interpretation of Islam, like what is practiced in Saudi Arabia.

Synonyms

Salafist
vsSalafi
3 9.6

About a traditional Sunni Muslim movement that returns to early Muslim practices

focuses on the earliest generations' original beliefs and practices

Compounds

Salafi movement
9.2

A group within Sunni Islam that wants to follow the practices of the earliest Muslims and oppose new religious practices

Surface Forms

Salafi positive

Etymology

Salafi comes from the Arabic word salaf, which means 'predecessors' or 'ancestors', especially the earliest Muslims. So as an adjective, Salafi describes ideas or practices that try to copy the way and teachings of those early generations.