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Wahhabism is not a movement that naturally commends itself to large numbers of people: it was not spread by voluntary conversion; and it is closely tied to the power and prestige of the Al Saud, who have for many years used it as the public explanation of why they should rule.
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Wahhabism is not a movement that naturally commends itself to large numbers of people: it was not spread by voluntary conversion; and it is closely tied to the power and prestige of the Al Saud, who have for many years used it as the public explanation of why they should rule.
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So, Wahhabism was the indoctrination tool used by the Saudis to rule over the masses.
Other than that, religion has nothing to do with the enduring rule of the house of Saud.
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