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A certain amount of almost Byzantine-style iconoclasm seems to be a feature of Wahabbism[1] in particular, rather than Islam as a whole. [1]: https://en.wikipe
by _petronius 11y ago
A certain amount of almost Byzantine-style iconoclasm seems to be a feature of Wahabbism[1] in particular, rather than Islam as a whole.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahhabism#Shi.27a_criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahhabism#Shi.27a_criticism
- wtbob 11y agoNote that the Byzantine iconoclasts were heavily influenced by the very early Mohammedan conquests, which rather tends to support the Wahabbists' claims to be the original Islam.