2 - Origins of Wahabi thought
The Wahabi sect has two basic tenets, a declared tenet
and a hidden one. The declared tenet is commitment to
divine unity and opposition to idolatry and paganism. But
as we shall see later, this commitment is not confirmed
by the actual history of the Wahabi.
The hidden tenet is sowing the seeds of schism,
discord, conflict and war among Muslims to serve the
goals of foreign domination. This is the real purpose
which the Wahabia has sought to achieve since its
inception and until the present day. This means that the
declared objective or tenet served only to impress
followers and enlist their efforts in achieving the real
objective.
Undoubtedly the slogan of reviving the concept of
divine unity and opposing idolatry has its attraction,
and followers can be expected to rally around it with
enthusiasm but without being aware that it is only a
camouflage for the real hidden purpose.
Experts on the history of the Wahabia confirm that the
movement was originally established upon an order by the
British colonial administration. The list of
authoritative sources supporting this conclusion is long
and includes Saint John Philpy in The History of Najd,
Khairi Hamad in The Pillars of Colonialism,
Hamaion Himلyati in Al-Wahabi Criticism and Analysis,
and finally, Haiem Wiseman, the first prime minister of
the Jewish entity in Palestine in his memoirs.