(rare, transitive) To make Salafi; to increase the Salafi character of.

simple past tense and past participle of Salafize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of Salafize

plural of salaf

(Islam) One of the earliest Muslims, including Muhammad's companions and followers.

present participle of Salafize

The process of Salafizing.

(Islam) A movement comparing itself to Sunni Islam, claiming to taking the pious ancestors, the salaf of the patristic period of early Islam, as exemplary models.