abadeeah

Updated: May 3, 2025

He said the Arabs of his mountain had no objection to the Turks if they would become Wahabites. He was also of the Abadeeah, "white-caps," and declaimed against the "red"-capped Wahabites. The controversy is as nearly as possible the same as that of our white and black-gowned clergy of the Established Church, introduced by the Puseyites. Begin now to have some trouble with Said.

James Richardson - Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846

The Wahabites of Jerbah are subdivided in the Abadeeah, or The Whites, who wear a white scull-cap, in contradistinction from those who wear red caps, like most Mussulmans of the coast. Generally the Wahabites differ from other Mohammedans as to the observance of the five daily prayers.

James Richardson - Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846