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'''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 hundred years of Islam, prior to the [[Crusades]] and [[Mongolian]] conquest of [[Baghdad]] and [[Persia]]. The 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 militant, activist resistance to Western and foreign influence.

'''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 hundred years of Islam, prior to the [[Crusades]] and [[Mongolian]] conquest of [[Baghdad]] and [[Persia]]. The 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 sometimes used for 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.