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It must be remembered that [[al Qaeda]] and the Taliban are entirely Sunni movements. Much of the teachings for groups like Al-Qaeda comes from the fiercely fundamentalist Wahhabi sect, predominant in Saudi Arabia, and as hostile to Shiite Islam as it is to [[Christianity]] and [[Judaism]].
It must be remembered that [[al Qaeda]] and the Taliban are entirely Sunni movements. Much of the teachings for groups like Al-Qaeda comes from the fiercely fundamentalist Wahhabi sect, predominant in Saudi Arabia, and as hostile to Shiite Islam as it is to [[Christianity]] and [[Judaism]].
Wahhabi ideology is at war with itself and the whole world. The ruling Saudi klan not only claims Wahhabist traditions, its bloodline is intermarried with Ibn al-Wahhab, the founder of Wahhabi teachings. The [[Salafi]]-[[jihad]]i founders of the [[Islamic State]], who also adhere to Wabbist traditions, claim the Saudi ruling family has become too corrupt and Westernized, and seek to remove them as the Custodians of the Islamic holy places of [[Mecca]] and [[Medina]]. In other words, there is an establishment Wahhabi state religion in Saudi Arabia, and a radical Wahhabi movement outside with many exiles from Saudi Arabia who seek to overthrow the House of Saudi and re-establish the [[Caliphate]] over Mecca.
Wahhabi ideology is at war with itself and the whole world. The ruling Saudi klan not only claims Wahhabist traditions, its bloodline is intermarried with Ibn al-Wahhab, the founder of Wahhabi teachings. The [[Salafi]]-[[jihad]]i founders of the [[Islamic State]], who also adhere to Wabbist traditions, claim the Saudi ruling family has become too corrupt and Westernized, and seek to remove them as the Custodians of the Islamic holy places of [[Mecca]] and [[Medina]]. In other words, there is an establishment Wahhabi state religion in Saudi Arabia, and a radical Wahhabi movement outside Saudi Arabia with many exiles who seek to overthrow the House of Saudi and re-establish the [[Caliphate]] over Mecca. Disputes over Islamic leadership are as old as Islam itself, as represented by the Shia-Sunni split.
==See also==
==See also==