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So the first question we have is please explain the

Salafi or the Wahhabi movement and how it differs from

Maistreem Islam

So the Salafi or the Wahhabi movement is a trend within Sunni Islam

and this trend

has a number of key theological differences that make it separate from the other

strands of Sunni Islam and in a nutshell

they are extremely Protestant in their understanding of the faith. What do I mean by this?

Their main criticisms are against what they believe to be

a an excessive veneration of saints

so they want a direct relationship between man and God

and they want to go back to the original. So many people say that Salafism is a type of

Protestant reformation if you like. Of course there are parallels with every parallel

there are also differences but essentially Salafists want a very pure understanding of Islam

that goes back to how it was originally practiced

Theologically. They're not saying that we should go back

technologically. They're saying theologically, ritualistically, we should go back to the very early stage of Islam

and there's a lot of academics talk about Salafism and Wahhabism and how it's linked to terrorism

and I have my own theories about this as well

and in a nutshell I think that the link that has been made with Salafism and terrorism is somewhat

overstretched. The fact is that there are radical movements from other strands as well. Simple

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