From: "Jeffrey E." <jeevacation@gmail.com>
To: aziza alahmadi
Subject: Re: Opinion I Can the Saudis Break Up With Wahhabism? - The New York Times
Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2018 14:02:55 +0000
saw it , interesting
On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 9:51 AM, aziza alahmadi < > wrote:
Can the Saudis Break Up With
Wahhabism?
July 3, 2018
By Nabil Mouline
Mr. Mouline is a historian of the Saudi clergy and monarchy.
Portraits of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, King Salman bin Abdulaziz and former Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef on the wall of
a restaurant in Riyadh, Saudi Arabiaiordan Pix/Getty Images
The speed and magnitude of change in Saudi Arabia has accelerated considerably after the
consecration of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. To legitimize his ascent, fulfill his
absolutist ambitions and face various internal and external challenges, Prince Mohammed
has presented and positioned himself as the champion of "modernization."
Several of the crown prince's statements and initiatives — calling for a moderate Islam,
authorizing women to drive, reopening cinemas — have been interpreted as his desire to
break the historic pact between the House of Saud and the Wahhabi religious establishment.
In the mid-18th century, the Saud embraced Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, a revivalist
preacher who advocated a narrow reading of the Quran and the Hadith and attacked any
deviations from or accretions to the original practice. People who deviated from the
Wahhabi doctrine were excluded from Islam, and jihad was considered the only way to
bring them back to the right path.
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The compact with Wahhab and his disciples helped the Saud to legitimize an expansionist
policy and create a durable state in the early 20th century. The Saudi monarchy monopolized
political and military action; the Wahhabi clerics took charge of the religious, legal and
social spheres.
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Aziza
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