The Salafi movement, also called the Salafiyya movement is a conservative revivalist and reform branch movement within Sunni Islam. The name derives from advocating a return to the traditions of the "ancestors" (salaf), the first three generations of Muslims said to know the unadulterated, pure form of Islam. Those generations include the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his companions (the Sahabah), their successors (the Tabi‘un) and the successors of the successors (the Taba Tabi‘in). Salafis consider the Quran, the Sunnah and the consensus of the Salaf as the primary Islamic sources and maintain that Muslims should give precedence to these sources over the rest of the latter-day (Khalaf) Islamic hermeneutics. Taking inspiration from the 18th century Islamic reformers, the movement emerged d

Kristine Karen Davila–Sta. Ana (born November 21, 1970), publicly known as Karen Davila, is a Filipino journalist, radio broadcaster, newsreader, and television presenter.

The Salafi movement, also called the Salafiyya movement is a conservative revivalist and reform branch movement within Sunni Islam. The name derives from advocating a return to the traditions of the "ancestors" (salaf), the first three generations of Muslims said to know the unadulterated, pure form of Islam. Those generations include the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his companions (the Sahabah), their successors (the Tabi‘un) and the successors of the successors (the Taba Tabi‘in). Salafis consider the Quran, the Sunnah and the consensus of the Salaf as the primary Islamic sources and maintain that Muslims should give precedence to these sources over the rest of the latter-day (Khalaf) Islamic hermeneutics. Taking inspiration from the 18th century Islamic reformers, the movement emerged during the 19th century in various parts of the Islamic World and also sought to challenge European imperialism. By the 21st century, Salafi teachings and ideas have become mainstream that many modern Muslims, even those who do not self-identify as Salafi, have adopted various aspects of Salafism. Academics and historians have used the term "Salafism" to denote "a school of thought which surfaced in the second half of the 19th century as a reaction to the spread of European ideas" and sought to address them throughout the Islamic World. Various Salafiyya reform movements exist across the Islamic World such as Ahl-i-Hadith in subcontinent and Afghanistan, Najdi da'wa in Arabian Peninsula, (also referred to as "Wahhabism"), Muhammadiyya in South East Asia, Mujahid Movement(Kerala), Sailaifengye (China), etc with indigenous cultural diversities united by a common Manhaj (methodology) known as the "Salafi Manhaj". Contemporary Salafis look up to Ibn Taymiyyah and his disciples such as Ibn Qayyim, Ibn Kathir, etc as important classical scholarly figures. Prominent figures in the movement include Muhammad Rasheed Rida, Muhammad ibn al Uthaymeen, Rabee al-Madkhali, Abdul Azeez Ibn Baaz, Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i, Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani and Saleh Al-Fawzan.

Kristine Karen Davila