Wahhabism and the rise of the House of Saud /
This book examines the role of Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (1703-1792) and his successors in reconsolidating the religious principles of Wahhabism. It explains the role of the Sa'udi princes in crystallizing the core of the Sa'udi-Wahhabi political entity within their tribal society....
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Eastbourne :
Sussex Academic Press,
2018.
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Note on Transliteration; Introduction; 1. The Rise of Wahhabism within a Tribal Society; Najd's Geography and Ecology; Wahhabism and Tribes in Najd; The Sedentary Area of Najd as a Matrix of Wahhabism; 2. The Theological and Ethical Origin of Wahhabism; The Emergence of Wahhabism; The Inspirers of Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab; Purifying Islam from Alien Beliefs and Customs; 3. Facing Internal and External Challenges; Subjugating Religious and Political Opposition in Arabia; The Ottoman and Egyptian Intervention
- The Ability of the Saudi-Wahhabi Movement to Survive4. Animating the Wahhabi Spark; Internalizing Wahhabi Principles in the Hearts of the Common People; The Role of 'Abdullah Ibn Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab; The Second Generation of Religious Scholars after the Egyptian Invasion; The Rise of a New Branch of the Saudis and a New Capital; The Theocratic Rule of Turki and Faysal; 5. Religion under Faysal and His Successors; Faysal's Allies and Adversaries and the Restoration of the State; Faysal's Territorial Sway; The Religious Aspect of Faysal's Rule
- The Role of Religious Scholars after Faysal's DeathThe Force of the Religious Scholars' Network; 6. Takfir in Wahhabism: Thought and Practicee; Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab and the Takfir; The Boundaries between Tawhid (Monotheism) and Shirk (Polytheism); Radicalizing the Takfiri Discourse; 'Abd al-Latif's Takfiri Discourse; The Wahhabi Notion of Kufr versus other Islamic Notions of Kufr; The Significance of Transmitting Takfiri Discourse to the Masses; Epilogue: Religion and State in Islam and the Saudi-Wahhabi Case; The Features of the Islamic State in Historical Perspective
- The Islamic State versus the Western StateThe Perpetual Alliance between Princes and Religious Scholars in Saudi Arabia; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover
