Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab

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1703 – 1792

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Who was Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab?

Muhammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhab was an Arabian Islamic Salafi scholar. His pact with Muhammad bin Saud helped to establish the first Saudi state and began a dynastic alliance and power-sharing arrangement between their families which continues to the present day. The descendants of Ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhab, the Al ash-Sheikh, have historically led the ulama in the Saudi state, dominating the state's clerical institutions.

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Born
1703
Najd
Also known as
  • Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Wahhāb
Parents
Children
Religion
  • Islam
  • Wahhabi movement
Ethnicity
  • Arab people
Nationality
  • Ottoman Empire
Profession
Died
Jul 20, 1792
Emirate of Diriyah

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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