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Salafism is an English word with synonyms like islam or islamism. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Salafism in a sentence

Salafism meaning

A movement comparing itself to Sunni Islam, claiming to taking the pious ancestors, the salaf of the patristic period of early Islam, as exemplary models.

Synonyms of Salafism

salafi movement islam islamism mohammedanism muhammadanism muslimism

Related words

Other words often associated with Salafism or its synonyms:

monotheism civilisation civilization

Using Salafism

  • The main meaning on this page is: A movement comparing itself to Sunni Islam, claiming to taking the pious ancestors, the salaf of the patristic period of early Islam, as exemplary models.
  • Useful related words include: salafi movement, islam, islamism, mohammedanism.
  • In the example corpus, salafism often appears in combinations such as: of salafism.

Context around Salafism

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Salafism

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

adherents of salafism the ultra 1× ideology of salafism and wahhabism 1× salafism is a 1× wahhabism and salafism this false 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

history of wahhabism 1× investigators later revealed 1× salafism is a 1× while the ideology 1×

Common sentence endings:

bashar al assad 1× cannot be stopped 1× far from homogenous 1× of sunni islam 1×

Words around Salafism

Just before it in the word index:

salafis 5 salafin 2 salafi 16 salads 324 saladoid 3 salado 26

Just after it in the word index:

salafist 7 salafists 3 salaga 3 salagi 2 salah 569 salaheddin 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Salafism

  • In this selection, "salafism" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include adherents of salafism the ultra and ideology of salafism and wahhabism. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "salafism" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with salafism

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Investigators later revealed that Harpon had in fact been in contact with adherents of Salafism, the ultra-conservative branch of Sunni Islam. (22 words)

History of Wahhabism and Salafism This false binary has been echoed by key Iranian and Shia figures to justify support for Bashar al-Assad. (24 words)

While the ideology of Salafism and Wahhabism is alive, the number of Islamist terrorists in the world can only grow, and jihad cannot be stopped. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Salafism is a direct interpretation of the Quran and Sunnah aimed at restoring Islamic faith and practices back to the time of the Prophet Muhammad and his early followers after his death although it is far from homogenous. (38 words)

While the ideology of Salafism and Wahhabism is alive, the number of Islamist terrorists in the world can only grow, and jihad cannot be stopped. (25 words)

History of Wahhabism and Salafism This false binary has been echoed by key Iranian and Shia figures to justify support for Bashar al-Assad. (24 words)

Example sentences (4)

History of Wahhabism and Salafism This false binary has been echoed by key Iranian and Shia figures to justify support for Bashar al-Assad.

Salafism is a direct interpretation of the Quran and Sunnah aimed at restoring Islamic faith and practices back to the time of the Prophet Muhammad and his early followers after his death although it is far from homogenous.

Investigators later revealed that Harpon had in fact been in contact with adherents of Salafism, the ultra-conservative branch of Sunni Islam.

While the ideology of Salafism and Wahhabism is alive, the number of Islamist terrorists in the world can only grow, and jihad cannot be stopped.

Common combinations with salafism

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of salafism 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "salafism" in a sentence?
An example: "History of Wahhabism and Salafism This false binary has been echoed by key Iranian and Shia figures to justify support for Bashar al-Assad." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "salafism" from authentic English texts.
What does "salafism" mean?
Salafism means: A movement comparing itself to Sunni Islam, claiming to taking the pious ancestors, the salaf of the patristic period of early Islam, as exemplary models.
What are synonyms of "salafism"?
Common synonyms of "salafism" include: salafi movement, islam, islamism, mohammedanism, muhammadanism, muslimism.
How many example sentences with "salafism" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "salafism", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.