On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:25:25 -0800, Elaine Crowell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > That is true. However The house of Sa'ud entered into an alliance with > the Wahhabis and subsequent to attaining control of Arabia, they > exported Wahhabism through the funding of religious schools throughout > the middle East. One also might note British encouragement of the sect > as well as by favouring Ibn Sa'ud over the Sharif of Mecca. While this > is pure speculation, it is possible if Britain had defended the > Hashimites in the holy Places the Arabian Peninsula would probably have > developed modern political institutions. As it is Wahhabism is the > dominant religious influence in Saudi Arabia and is still spreading the > fundamentalist teachings of Abdul-Wahab.
Yes. And Muslims know that. And many see it as a problem and do what they can to promote more traditional understandings. Peace Gilberto "My people are hydroponic" __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
