Title: Obvious bias, for the knowledgeable only
Review: I found this of no value to the average person seeking a knowledge of Wahhabism, so important to current events. One would have to have a graduate student's knowledge of Islam and its various schools of thought to get much from it. In addition, the author obviously has a very dull axe to grind when he discounts the teachings because of the area of origin of al-Wahhab: "Najd had not been notable in Islamic tradition for scholarship or movements of spiritual renewal..." and "However, its occurance in the hadith literature does convey a sense of foreboding with respect to this part of the Arabian peninsula and suggest that any movement originating there should be viewed with great caution." Chaper II, pages 5 and 6. One is reminded of the disparagement of Christ because of his place of origin in Matthew 13:55-56.
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