Islamic movements are revolutionary or reformist movements that pride themselves on applying Islamic laws and following Sharia law. They preach to adopt the Quran for its exact words, to adapt to the modern world or to interpret the Quran through both logic and philosophy. Wahhabism and Salafism are two such fundamental and important movements during Islam that have gained many followers. Salafism is an Islamic approach and a school of thought whose principles are to refer to the Quran and the sunnah in order to bring purity to Islam and to reform societies by conforming to the rules of Sharia. This must be projected into today's society, without adding or subtracting anything, and without interpreting anything. As for Wahhabism, it is a branch of Salafism that differs from Salafism and is generally confused with the same thing. Generally, all Wahhabis are Salafis, but not all Salafis are Wahhabis (Moussalli, 2009). Islam, Islamic societies and ideologies have developed and changed according to the times these peoples have encountered. Indeed, when the caliphate experienced a phase of weakness and contestation, between the years of the 6th and 7th centuries according to the Hijra calendar, power was shared between two major parties; the executive branch was responsible for political and economic issues, and the other party was the caliphate (Moussalli, 1999, p.112). After this period, Muslim lands were invaded by foreign powers, which led to crises in many aspects, including moral, political and economic. Thus, many revivalist movements emerged, some of radical fundamental revolution, and others of conservative reorganizational reform (Mousalli,...... middle of paper ......(denial of Names and Attributes) , takyeef (saying how they are), or tamztheel (making any resemblance to creation However, the theological perspectives of most non-Wahhabi Salafi groups are closer to Sunni orthodoxy (Mousalli 2009). , although they are often used interchangeably as Islamic schools of thought and movements and despite the widely held opinion that they mean the same thing, Wahhabism and Salafism do not mean the same thing. are Salafists, but not all Salafists are Wahhabis. They are both linked to tawhid and both have fundamentalist beliefs. The Koran and the first three generations of Islam are the reference and model of society. Their differences in their priorities (political, close to the Sunnah or not) and in their visions of reform or revolution, although minor, remain significant and remarkable...