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What term is used by Western scholars to describe the followers of Ibn Abd al-Wahhab's teachings?

  • Salafi

  • Sufi

  • Wahhabi

  • Deobandi

Answer

The term "Wahhabi" is used by Western scholars and critics to describe the followers of Ibn Abd al-Wahhab's teachings. However, his followers do not claim this label and prefer to be called "Muwahhidun" (Unitarians) or simply "Muslims."
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