... behind this claim is that Salafist prefer not being called Wahhabis because they consider it idolatry to name their movement after another human not Prophet Muhammad(pbuh). Rather they prefer to call themselves Ahl al-Sunnah, (People of the Sunna). The reason why Wahhabis can identify themselves as Salafist is because Salafist ideals if not identical then at least derived from Wahhabism. ... imposed in Pakistan instead of the Pakistani rules and regulations currently in place.62 The Taliban's willingness to act upon forcing Sharia law is evident that they have the same mindset of Wah...

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