“Sufi Islam”. 2018年5月23日閲覧。 “Although frequently characterized as the mystical component of Islam, there are also "Folklorist" Sufis, and the "Traditional" Sufis...Sufism is characterized by the veneration of local saints and by brotherhoods that practice their own rituals.”
Kim Murphy (2003年5月8日). “Saudi Shiites Take Hope From Changes Next Door”. Los Angeles Times. 2018年5月23日閲覧。 “while most Sunnis view them as fellow, though possibly misguided, Muslims, Shiites are regarded as infidels by the Saudi religious establishment, which adheres to the ultraconservative and austere variation of Sunni faith known as Wahhabism. Saudi religious leaders see the Shiite veneration of saints and shrines, celebration of the prophet Muhammad's birthday and other rituals as sinful.”
