Wahhabism originated long before the existence of the modern day state "Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia".5 Originating from the Saudi Arabian heartland, Wahhabism is named after an eighteenth century preacher by the name of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703–1792).6 Wahab initiated a movement in the remote desert region of Najd, advocating the cleansing of the faith specifically new innovations that stray away from the teachings of Prophet Muhammad(pbuh).7 Wahab formed a pact with local tribal leader Muhammad bin Saud who's decedents would later come to be the royal family of modern day Saudi Arabia.8 The movement is center on the beliefs of the oneness of God and living life like how Muhammad(pbuh) prescribed. The alliance between followers of ibn al-Wahhab and Muhammad bin Saud proved to be an imperishable since its creation up to modern times. The First Saudi State was founded in 1744. This period was marked by conquest of neighboring areas and dissimilar tribes by religious fervor.9 In modern day Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Al-Wahhab's teachings are state-sponsored and is the official form of Sunni Islam despite the fact that majority of the world's Muslims across the planet are non-Wahhabis.10 The two sources of Wahhabism's ideologies are derived from the Qur'an and the Sunnah11. The Sunnah is a collection of stories not included in the Qur'an describing how Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) dealt with issues in the public eye as well as in private. The Sunnah together with the Qur'an form the basis of Sharia law.12 Wahhabism dictates everyday moral behavior such as ethical code, dress codes, segregation and disassociation of women.13 The severity of the rules helped establish the Saudi Arabia as the center of Islamic purity. This claim was reinforced by the fact that the two holiest cities in the Islamic faith (Mecca and Medina) are under Saudi Arabian controlled territory. Near Eastern Studies Professor Bernard Lewis, a leading scholar of Islam, has noted that the Wahhabis are to Islam what the Ku Klux Klan is to Christianity.
