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'''Salafism''' is a generic term which refers to a branch of [[Sunni]] [[fundamentalist]] [[Islam]]ic thought.
'''Salafism''' is a generic term which refers to a branch of [[Sunni]] [[fundamentalist]] [[Islam]]ic thought. The term refers to the predecessors, or the first three generations of Muslims. Yhe Salafi school of thought appeared in the 1990s as a reaction against Western influences. The views have gained wide mainstream acceptance throughout the Middle East. The term [[Qutbism]] is also used sometimes for more militant, activist resistance to Western and foreign influence.
The term ''salaf'' refers to the predecessors, or the first three generations of Muslims. Yhe Salafi school of thought appeared in the 1990s as a reaction against Western influences. The views have gained wide mainstream acceptance throughout the Middle East. The term [[Qutbism]] is also used sometimes for more militant, activist resistance to Western and foreign influence.
It claims that the [[religion]] founded by [[Muhammad]] and his companions was perfect at the time of its creation but that it has subsequently been weakened by [[Consumerism|materialist]] interferences, [[rationalism]], and innovations. Salafis tend to be anti-[[imperialist]] and blame Western civilization for corrupting and contaminating Islamic society. The term 'religion', in Salafi thought, is all encompassing, and includes the notion of civil governmental authority. Only an [[anarchist]] would be deemed irreligious, and proponents of [[communism]] or [[democracy]] are considered [[idolatry|idolatrous]] or [[worship]]pers of a [[Satan]]ic religion.
It claims that the [[religion]] founded by [[Muhammad]] and his companions was perfect at the time of its creation but that it has subsequently been weakened by [[Consumerism|materialist]] interferences, [[rationalism]], and innovations. Salafis tend to be anti-[[imperialist]] and blame Western civilization for corrupting and contaminating Islamic society. The term 'religion', in Salafi thought, is all encompassing, and includes the notion of civil governmental authority. Only an [[anarchist]] would be deemed irreligious, and proponents of [[communism]] or [[democracy]] are considered [[idolatry|idolatrous]] or [[worship]]pers of a [[Satan]]ic religion.