IT really disturbs Dr Zamihan Mat Zin when he sees Muslims in Malaysia gravitating towards a Wahhabi/Salafist brand of Islam. This is dangerous and divisive, he feels. Cancel anytime. No ads.

Wahhabi Islam is more correctly called Salafism ... current debate within Salafi Islam about the relationship between religion and politics.

It has resulted in Islamist, rather than Islamic, ideals increasingly defining the tenor of mainstream Islam in Malaysia, with worrying consequences for both intra-Muslim and inter-religious relations ...

Official Wahhabi scholars removed not only themselves but the rest of society from political matters. They prohibited engagement in public affairs. Their religious discourse, especially that which ...

to the extent that the state is often labelled as Wahhabi, though Wahhabism and Salafism are two distinct concepts,” he added ...