Get to know Salafist better with 7 real example sentences, the meaning.
Salafist meaning
An adherent of Salafism.
Using Salafist
- The main meaning on this page is: An adherent of Salafism.
- In the example corpus, salafist often appears in combinations such as: and salafist, of salafist.
Context around Salafist
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Salafist
- In this selection, "salafist" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, variants, ruler and tradition stand out and add context to how "salafist" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include benghazi and salafist islamists trying and disposed but salafist ruler. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "salafist" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with salafist
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Has Egypt exchanged one religious regime for a similarly disposed but Salafist ruler? (13 words)
Other Jihadist and Salafist organizations – sometimes opposing Assad regime while fighting democratic forces – have also lost ground. (17 words)
On other messages, Salah had allegedly offered to pass over funds to a member of a Salafist Jihadist militant group. (20 words)
Yet the Islamists of this world — both the Sunni and Salafist variants that have some things, if not everything, in common with Iran's Shia revolutionaries — have relied more on extreme violence than their faith in God, to attain their goals. (41 words)
He recently claimed every Muslim was “a bit of a Salafist”; following the Charlie Hebdo attacks in 2015, he told would-be jihadists planning similar things in his city that they could “fuck off”. (34 words)
In September 2012, three people were killed in clashes between residents of Rajma, convert southeast of Benghazi, and Salafist Islamists trying to destroy a Sufi shrine in Rajma, the Sidi al-Lafi mausoleum. (33 words)
Has Egypt exchanged one religious regime for a similarly disposed but Salafist ruler? (13 words)
Example sentences (7)
Yet the Islamists of this world — both the Sunni and Salafist variants that have some things, if not everything, in common with Iran's Shia revolutionaries — have relied more on extreme violence than their faith in God, to attain their goals.
Has Egypt exchanged one religious regime for a similarly disposed but Salafist ruler?
Despite their similarities, Boko Haram is in the Salafist tradition that generally loathes the Shia, and it is therefore highly unlikely that the two groups would join forces,” McCaslin argued.
He recently claimed every Muslim was “a bit of a Salafist”; following the Charlie Hebdo attacks in 2015, he told would-be jihadists planning similar things in his city that they could “fuck off”.
On other messages, Salah had allegedly offered to pass over funds to a member of a Salafist Jihadist militant group.
Other Jihadist and Salafist organizations – sometimes opposing Assad regime while fighting democratic forces – have also lost ground.
In September 2012, three people were killed in clashes between residents of Rajma, convert southeast of Benghazi, and Salafist Islamists trying to destroy a Sufi shrine in Rajma, the Sidi al-Lafi mausoleum.
Common combinations with salafist
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and salafist 3×
- of salafist 2×