Wahhabism converts ordinary Muslim advice into publicly enforced specificity.
Evidence
While other Muslims might urge salat prayer, modest dress, and abstention from alcohol, for Wahhabis, prayer “that is punctual, ritually correct, and communally performed not only is urged but publicly required of men.” Not only is modest dress prescribed, but the type of clothing that should be worn, especially by women (a black abaya, covering all but the eyes and hands) is specified. Not only is wine forbidden, but so are “all intoxicating drinks and other stimulants, including tobacco”. — Wikipedia contributors, Wahhabism, 71
Categorization
- DEFINE: Distinguishes Wahhabi prescription from mainstream Islamic urging by the degree of public enforcement and specification.
- XREF: Connects to the sumptuary-law material about moral panics over dress as signaling.