The impetus of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab's Islamic reform movement was a reaction to which of the following?
A) the presence of multiple Islamic empires such as the Mughals and the Ottomans
B) the tendency of some Muslims to experiment with European ideas and technologies
C) polytheistic beliefs that had taken root among some Muslims
D) debates among representatives of different religions at the Mughal court

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Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab's movement, known as Wahhabism, aimed to purify Islam by returning to what he considered its original principles. He particularly targeted practices he saw as polytheistic, such as the veneration of saints and the visiting of their tombs, which he believed had corrupted the faith.

The Impetus of Muhammad Ibn Abd Al-Wahhab's Islamic Reform Movement