nounSalafis

• A member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect advocating a return to the early Islam of the Koran and Sunna.

  ‘Militant Salafis object to Muslims shaving their beards.’

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  • ‘The second tendency is represented by the Salafis, a global movement driven by a desire for religious purification.’
  • ‘But on the ground, their own sectarianism and fanatical puritanism often lead the Salafi to reject or alienate those who might otherwise be their allies.’