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Definition: Originating in medieval religious texts, the concept of salafiyya has come to refer to a wide variety of things over the years. The Arabic word derives from the terms "al-salaf al-salih," which mean "the venerable ancestors" or "the venerable predecessors," and in the religious sense this is supposed to mean the generation of Muslims which came immediately around and after the death of Muhammad.
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