Wahhabism is a wird uised tae describe Salafism, a releegious muivement athin Sunni Islam[1] an a branch[2] o Islam. It wis developit bi an 18t century Muslim theologian (Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab) (1703–1792) frae Najd, Saudi Arabie. Ibn Abdul Al-Wahhab advocatit purgin Islam o wha he considered tae be impurities an innovations. It is the dominant form o Islam in Saudi Arabie.[3] Its adherents prefer tae be cried Salafis.