Faraan: By spending huge amounts of money and buying Sunni clerics, Wahhabists began to build seminaries, mosques and Islamic centers in poor Muslim countries particularly Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and India that have large populations and low incomes, and promoted Wahhabism through strong organizations and interconnected networks, inviting the Muslims of the sub-continent, who are mostly Hanafi and susceptible to accepting Wahhabis ideas, to embrace the sect.
Given the poverty in subcontinent countries numerous work forces, including workers, technicians, engineers and doctors, from these countries work in Saudi Arabia and their commute to and from their countries is another factor in the promotion of Wahhabism.
Wahhabis have built seminaries and mosques in the most deprived areas of Pakistan, such as Baluchistan province which is one of the most deprived areas in the world, and attract people by spending large amounts of money. They have also infiltrated and have bases in Iran’s Baluchistan province.
The extensive and active network of Wahhabism has spread throughout the world and has infiltrated the Indian subcontinent, Africa, Far East, Central Asia, former soviet republics, Europe and the US, and some of independence-seeking movements in these countries, such as Chechen employ the agents of these networks or their branches.
After making connection with pilgrims of Beytullah Al-Haram and taking their addresses, missionary Wahhabis continue their communication, send their content in the forms of pamphlets and booklets with beautiful and expensive covers that attract the readers, introduce them to Wahhabis networks in those countries so that potential members could be convinced and turned into Wahhabis.
By translating Qur’an into most live languages of the world, they have opened the way to communicate with their audience and prepare them to receive religious content through their channels and feed the audience their content. Despite their forefathers who considered every innovation a kind of heresy, contemporary Wahhabis use all technological tools and equipment to advance their objectives; they have an active presence in the Internet and promote their thoughts by creating various information websites.
They operate several radio, television and satellite stations in Saudi Arabia broadcast programs in different languages for many countries. Wahhabis have infiltrated the press of different countries, owned various press in most of Muslim countries through spending large amounts of money and promote their thoughts in the local language of people.
Saudi Arabia, because of its immense wealth, has influence over most of Muslim countries and has instigated many changes and developments in these countries. Riyadh publishes large number of magazines and papers in the West, introducing Wahhabis thoughts. These known and old papers, including Asharq Al-Awsat and Al Hayat that are published in London, have many readers across the world.
