Ideology of modern Wahhabism

Iliev, Andrej and Grizhev, Aleksandar and Petrovski, Aleksandar (2022) Ideology of modern Wahhabism. Security Horizons, 3 (7). pp. 189-200. ISSN 2671-3624

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Abstract

Wahhabism represents an ideological and religious movement. It is the dominant Islamic movement in Saudi Arabia. The founder of this ideology is Muhammad Ibn Abd Al-Wahhab (1703-1792). In the introductory part of this paper, the authors give an explanation of the historical paths of Wahhabism as a general Islamic doctrine. The main focus of the paper is on the ideology of Wahhabism. This ideology starts with the Muslim brotherhood of Hassan el-Banna in 1928, through the Islamic ideological movements of Abul ala Maududi and Sayid Qutb and ends with the extremist Deobandi faith in South Asia. All of these Islamist movements established a strong presence in the Muslim world during the second half of the 20th century. In the second part of the paper, the authors give a review on Wahhabi ideology,
as in its basis, Wahhabism is not an officially recognized and approved Islamic religious branch. Having in mind that the main role of Wahhabism is unification of Saudi Arabia,
this religious direction has always been a broader subject of public attacks and criticism. However, the interest in Wahhabism started increasing at the beginning of the 21st century, especially with the terrorist attacks in the USA on 11.09.2001. One of the first Islamic movements based on Wahhabi ideology was founded in Saudi Arabia, known as “Ikhwan”. This Islamic movement was represented by Bedouin tribes that were formed by Ibn Saud. Finally, having in mind the full spectrum of ideological and doctrinal steps of Wahhabism in general, we must mention the influence of Wahhabism on the other Islamic movements, and also give a clear vision of its widespread vision in global frames.
The ideology of Wahhabism, according to the world views on radical Islam movements, represents a prototype ideology of some extreme and terrorist groups. The aim of this paper is to analyze the historical development and social role of the modern ideology of Wahhabism towards other Islamic movements. All of the above mentioned will be analyzed through the comprehensive social changes that have taken place in the world over the last century.
Keywords: ideology, Wahhabism, Islamic movements

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Humanities > Philosophy, ethics and religion Social Sciences > Political Science Social Sciences > Sociology
Divisions:	Military Academy
Depositing User:	Aleksandar Grizev
Date Deposited:	30 May 2023 09:28
Last Modified:	30 May 2023 09:28
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/31795

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