![]() ![]() 2652) In the case of Britain, Salafi ideas have mostly gained a vital place mainly in London and Birmingham. While many usually refer to them as one, this led the Salafi community to reinterpret their belief through al-salaf al-salih (the pious predecessors), - a term used to describe early Muslims based on Prophet Muhammed’s saying: “The best century of my people are those of my century, then the following, then the following.”(Al-Bukhari 1400H: no. One of the most essential highlights of the book is Inge’s reflection on the use of Salafism and Wahhabism as interchangeable terms. ![]() They are all young people who are converts with no previous religious background and have learned religious matters during social gatherings at local mosques. The book begins with “Development of Salafism in Britain”, where she offers an insight into the Salafi population in the United Kingdom, which is composed of Somalis, Afro-Caribbean converts, and others who immigrated during the 1980s and empowered their ideas through socialisation at mosques. ![]() She is not only specifically looking at women in the UK Salafi community, but also giving fascinating insights into the Salafi lifestyle and their community resulting from ethnographic fieldwork and two years of interviews in London. ![]() Anabel Inge’s book has been a starting point for me to study Salafism from a woman’s perspective. ![]()
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