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By Bridget Johnson, About.com

Definition: Fundamentalist Sunni Islamic thought looking to the early leaders of the Muslim faith for inspiration. This pious example set by Mohammed and his companions, according to Salafism, is how society should operate. "Wahhabi" is often erroneously used interchangeably with Salafi; Wahhabi is actually an orientation that falls within the Salafi movement.

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