Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Dedication
- Introduction
- 1 Graves and Shrines in Medieval Islam: From Pre-Islamic Times to Ibn Taymiyya’s Legacy
- 2 Early Wahhabism and the Beginnings of Modern Salafism
- 3 Saudi Arabia Between Pan-Islamism, Iconoclasm and Political Legitimacy
- 4 Following Current Paths of Destruction: ISIS and Beyond
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
3 - Saudi Arabia Between Pan-Islamism, Iconoclasm and Political Legitimacy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 April 2021
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Dedication
- Introduction
- 1 Graves and Shrines in Medieval Islam: From Pre-Islamic Times to Ibn Taymiyya’s Legacy
- 2 Early Wahhabism and the Beginnings of Modern Salafism
- 3 Saudi Arabia Between Pan-Islamism, Iconoclasm and Political Legitimacy
- 4 Following Current Paths of Destruction: ISIS and Beyond
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Praise be to Allah, we seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allah from the evil of our own souls and from our bad deeds. Whomsoever Allah guides will never be led astray, and whomsoever Allah leads astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, the One, having no partner. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.
An opening formula, referred to as the khuṭbat al-ḥāja, the sermon of necessity, and used at an early stage by Ibn Taymiyya. After reciting this, the supplicant may ask for something from Allah. The formula has become popular in modern Salafi discourse and Wahhabi–Salafi writings can often be discerned by its presence.As the threat posed by the Islamic State (IS) grows greater and more sinister, Saudi Arabia stands at the front line of the battle against the extremists. Saudi Arabia is adamant that it has the unique knowledge, expertise, and legitimacy to effectively lead the effort to defeat IS. The country's guardianship of the two holy mosques in Mecca and Medina underpins Saudi credibility in pushing back against the misguided interpretation of the Islamic faith that IS is now propagating in the heart of the Arab world … Saudi Arabia believes that policy should be guided by the idea that Sunni empowerment is the key ingredient needed to defeat Sunni extremism.
Obaid and al-Sarhan, ‘A Saudi View on the Islamic State’, p. 79Shaykh Ibn Baz, all the Islamic world is filled with his knowledge.
Nasir al-Din al-AlbaniIn a collection of fatāwā (religious opinions), issued by a group of prominent audi ulama, we find the following question: ‘I live in a neighbourhood that s a graveyard, and every day I walk along a path that passes beside it … What is obligatory upon me in this situation? Should I always give the greetings of peace to the deceased, or what should I do? Please give me some direction.’ It must be stressed that questions of this sort are very common.
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- The Temptation of Graves in Salafi IslamIconoclasm, Destruction and Idolatry, pp. 126 - 171Publisher: Edinburgh University PressPrint publication year: 2017