Editing Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (section)

=== Journey to Basra ===
Following his early education in Medina, Ibn ʿAbd-al-Wahhab traveled outside of the [[Arabian Peninsula]], venturing first to [[Basra]]<ref name="Gha" /><ref>[[#Bis|ibn Bishr]]: 7–8.</ref> which was still an active center of Islamic culture.<ref name="ReferenceB" /> During his stay in Basra, Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab studied Hadith and Fiqh under the Islamic scholar Muhammad al-Majmu'i. In Basra, Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab came into contact with [[Shi'is]] and would write a treatise repudiating the theological doctrines of ''[[Rafidah]]'', an extreme sect of Shiism. He also became influenced by the writings of Hanbali theologian [[Ibn Rajab]] (d. 1393 C.E/ 795 A.H) such as "''Kalimat al-Ikhlas''" which inspired Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab's seminal treatise "''Kitab al-Tawhid''".<ref>{{Cite book|last=J. Delong-Bas|first=Natana|title=Wahhabi Islam:From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2004|isbn=0-19-516991-3|location=New York|page=22|quote="Ibn Abd al-Wahhab set out for Basra (located in modern Iraq), where he pursued additional studies in hadith and fiqh with an important scholar and madrasa (Islamic school) teacher, Muhammad al-Majmu'i... It is believed that Ibn Abd al-Wahhab came into contact with Shiis during this stay in Basra,... he specifically targeted only one particular extremist sect, the Rafidah, in only one treatise."}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Bradford |first=Joe |url= |title=Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World: Digital Collection |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2022 |isbn=978-0-19-766941-9 |editor-last=L. Esposito |editor-first=John |chapter=IbnʿAbd al-Wahhāb, Muḥammad |doi=10.1093/acref/9780197669419.001.0001 }}</ref>