Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab

Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, preacher of a purified Islam, (1703-1792 C.E.).

His particular interpretation of Islam forbids the use of gravestones as tending toward idolatry and the use of minarets (see mosque) because they are not known to have been used in the time of Muhammad.

Wahhabism? is the official practice of Islam in Saudi Arabia.