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Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, Najdi reformer

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ScholarNajdi reformer

Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhabمحمد بن عبد الوهاب

Approximate dateDiriyah

A Najdi scholar whose call to strict tawhid, allied with the house of Saud, reshaped Arabia.

Born in al-Uyaynah and trained in Najd, Madinah and Basra, he preached against the veneration of tombs and saints that he saw around him. In 1744 he allied with Muhammad ibn Saud of Diriyah, a pact that underlies the Saudi state. His Kitab al-Tawhid is his best-known book.

What grew out of it?

His teachings remain the official religious school of Saudi Arabia.

Where do they appear in the story?

Who else is linked?

DiriyahMuhammad ibn SaudSaudi Arabia

Who lived at the same time?

Muhammad ibn SaudMahmud INader ShahOsman IIIMustafa IIIAhmed IIICatherine the GreatAbdul Hamid I

Source: history · Wikipedia

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