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SALAFI [2 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Philosophy and Religion
DEF

A person who follows the Islamic movements that are based on the patriarchal, or Salaf, period of ancient Islam.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Philosophie et religion
CONT

Le salafisme puise sa racine dans le mot arabe salaf, qui veut littéralement dire «les prédécesseurs». On parle d'essalaf essalah, ou des «pieux prédécesseurs», pour désigner les premiers compagnons du prophète Mahomet. Aujourd'hui, les salafistes les prennent pour exemple et appellent à un retour à «l'islam des origines».

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Record 2 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Philosophy and Religion
CONT

The Salafi movement or Salafist movement is an ultra-conservative orthodox movement within Sunni Islam that references the doctrine known as Salafism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Philosophie et religion
CONT

[La] «prédication salafiste» a pour objectif de diffuser la pensée salafiste en Égypte, s'attaquant au soufisme et au chiisme et encourageant les musulmans à adopter des pratiques sociales et religieuses ultraconservatrices[.]

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