Between Revolution and Apoliticism : Nasir al-Din al-Albani and his Impact on the Shaping of Contemporary Salafism
Stéphane Lacroix (Author)
This chapter deals with one of the founders of modern Salafism, Nasir al-Din al-Albani (died 1999). It is partly a biography of al-Albani and it traces his life from Albania to Syria, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. It shows how his doctrine, while quietist, was at the same time radical and revolutionary and influenced both apolitical Salafis, who remained far from politics, as well as radicals, such as Juhayman al-Utaybi, who occupied the Central Mosque in Mecca in 1979. As such, the chapter deals with one of the most central aspects of Salafism
Chapter, 2014
Global Salafism : Islam's New Religious Movement, 20140116
2014