Wahhabism: A Critical Essay
by Hamid Algar
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Author: Hamid AlgarEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-03-10
ISBN: 188999913X
Number of pages: 104
Publisher: Islamic Publications International
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Book Review: A bit tricky to read
Summary: 3 Stars
I found this book to be a bit tricky to read due to the extensive use of Islamic verbage. I also think the author is highly prejudiced against Wahhabism, but he does take pains to explain why he has negative views on the "movement." Regardless of his personal opinion, the book does a basic job of shedding some light on the beliefs underpinning Al Quida and Saudi Arabian religion...which is the scary part. Whether Wahhabism is a deviant of Islam or not is not the question, but whether it shall become THE dominant doctine of Islam for the next few centuries is the question. I for one cannot see a society surviving based on the tenets of such a draconian culture, except if it is enforced by terror...but only time will tell. One only need to look at Eastern Europe to see the pain a small group of power hungry monsters such as Stalin, Lenin, and Bush...oops.. can inflict on the masses when allowed to rule by the outside world. It is amazing that our goverment financed the spread of Wahhabism directly through our financing of the Jihad in Afganistan, and even more amazing that the present administration would confuse Saddam's secularist goverment as the threat to the USA, when Wahhabism is clearly the beast that needs to be dealt with and beheaded.
The other point not addressed is, "Do the saudi's intend to inflict this movement on all of Islam, and if they do, will Bin Laden coopt the movement for himself and become the first caliph of the 21st century? (With all of our oil supplies under his control)
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