| − | Al-Banna was a Sunni Muslim <ref>ibid.</ref> He was heavily influenced by the extremist Wahhabi Islam of Saudi Arabia.<ref>Erick Stakelbeck, The Brotherhood—America’s Next Great Enemy, Regnery Publishing, Washington, D.C., 2013</ref> Al-Banna claimed to be a Salafi, but other Salafis criticized both him and his mentors, Abduh and Rida. They saw his cause as a political expediency. .”<ref>Online Middle East Dictionary, Hassan Al-Banna</ref> | + | Al-Banna was a Sunni Muslim <ref>ibid.</ref> He was heavily influenced by the extremist [[Wahhabi]] Islam of Saudi Arabia.<ref>Erick Stakelbeck, The Brotherhood—America’s Next Great Enemy, Regnery Publishing, Washington, D.C., 2013</ref> Al-Banna claimed to be a [[Salafi]], but other Salafis criticized both him and his mentors, Abduh and Rida. They saw his cause as a political expediency. .”<ref>Online Middle East Dictionary, Hassan Al-Banna</ref> |