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Q. What was the chief objective of the 'Wahabi movement'?
Answer: Purify Islam
Notes: The Wahabi movement primarily aimed at purging the faith of prevalent superstitions on the line prescribed by the Prophet. It was reformist movement within Islam that started in Arabia in the 18th century. In India, this movement took off in the early 19th century when Syed Ahmed of Rai Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh started it.

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