Salafize

English

Etymology

From Salafi +‎ -ize.

Verb

Salafize (third-person singular simple present Salafizes, present participle Salafizing, simple past and past participle Salafized)

1. (rare, transitive) To make Salafi; to increase the Salafi character of.
   • 2008, Abu Rabi, The Blackwell Companion to Contemporary Islamic Thought, page 264:

     On the other hand, the secularists should “Salafize” their human-centered concept of religion as not an end in itself as the Salafis claim, but merely a way of ensuring that people remain content while realizing their self-interest.

   • 2007, Julia Howell, Sufism and the 'Modern' in Islam, page 150:

     Skovgaard-Petersen (1997) has argued that the twentieth century has seen a Salafizing trend in Egypt's premier fatwa-issuing body, the Dar al-Ifta.

   • 2010, Kees Dijk, Varieties of Religious Authority: Changes and Challenges, page 46:

     when looking back from the perspective of a Salafizing […]

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