The Ikhwan: Wahhabi Warriors Who Built — and Defied — Saudi Arabia — Fexingo History copertina

The Ikhwan: Wahhabi Warriors Who Built — and Defied — Saudi Arabia — Fexingo History

The Ikhwan: Wahhabi Warriors Who Built — and Defied — Saudi Arabia — Fexingo History

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 In the early 20th century, a ferocious army of Bedouin religious zealots known as the Ikhwan — 'the brothers' — swept across Arabia, conquering tribe after tribe for Abdulaziz Ibn Saud. They were the shock troops of the Saudi unification, driven by a mix of Wahhabi puritanism and material incentives: Ibn Saud settled them in agricultural colonies (hijar) and gave them weapons and religious teachers. But after victory, the Ikhwan turned on their creator. In 1929, they rebelled against Ibn Saud when he tried to rein them in — forbidding raids into Iraq and Kuwait, and introducing modern technology like the telegraph and automobile, which they saw as un-Islamic. The showdown came at the Battle of Sabilla, where Ibn Saud's modern machine guns and motorized troops crushed the Ikhwan's camel-borne lances. This episode explores the Ikhwan's rise, their fanaticism, and their brutal suppression — a key moment when a state chose modernity over purity. We also look at the Ikhwan's legacy in modern Saudi religious extremism.

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