Unveiling the Innovators-A Glimpse on Sufi-Salafi Polemics

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ID3214243
AutoresHazim Fouad (0000-0001-6629-6447, autor de correspondencia)
Año2020
Volumen11
Número3
Páginas144
Fecha de publicación2020-03-20
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaReligions (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
EditorialMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel11030144
OpenAlexW3012260850
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas34

In western public discourse, as well as in parts of academia, Sufism and Salafism are sometimes portrayed as arch enemies in Islam. However, so far, very few studies have analyzed in detail the polemics between Sufis and Salafis in a western setting. This article tries to fill this gap by providing a snapshot of the critique of Salafism by the Sufi Nāẓimiyya order, as well as the response from the British Salafi spectrum. It will argue that although both protagonists would perceive themselves in the same way as outlined above, in fact both groups are influenced by each other with regard to the benchmark of what constitutes "authentic Islam", as well as the ways in which arguments are portrayed as legitimately grounded in Islamic thought. These insights may help in better understanding the complexities of contemporary intra-Muslim debates and representations

Aesthetics · Epistemology · Islam · Sociology · Sufism · Theology · Education and Islamic Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Philosophy · Religious studies · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence