After October 7, conspiracy theories have gained traction within Central Asian Salafi circles accusing Shias of acting as ...

The Salafis — like Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states — consider the Shias as a greater threat to Islam than Zionism.

His writings and teachings on Salafi Islam have inspired terrorists from Europe to the Middle East, including Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi, the former leader of al-Qa'ida in Iraq, and Ayman al-Zawahiri, ...

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In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Allah [The Exalted] said: فَٱجۡتَنِبُواْ ٱلرِّجۡسَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَوۡثَـٰنِ وَٱجۡتَنِبُواْ قَوۡلَ ٱلزُّورِ So shun the abomination ...