Wikipedia and their disputed Salafi article

Asalaamu Alaikam,

Well, I just Googled "Who are the Salafis" and I came across a horrible article in Wikipedia, which claims that the Salafis are "more pious" than other Muslims. Alhamdulilah, the good news is that the article is being disputed, and requests have been made for it to be merged with the article on Wahabbiism.

Since the article is disputed, you are free to leave your comments on the discussion page. I just left the following:

Salafis are NOT Sunni Muslims
The fact that they have thrown out and rejected so many SAHIH (sound) hadiths (narratives and traditions of our beloved Prophet Muhammad saws) is what keeps them from being Sunni. A very simple definition of Sunni means "one who follows the Sunnah." If you reject parts of the Sunnah that do not "please" you, how can you be regarded as a Sunni Muslim? Answer: You cannot.

The Salafi movement is convoluted and misguided. They attack everything, calling it "bidah" (innovation), when they themselves are guilty of so many bidahs! Most of their "scholars" are hand picked by the Saudi government, and were schooled at Salafi or Wahabbi schools (you will not find many Al Azhar graduates listed among the "great Salafi scholars and sheikhs.").

Salafis are very intolerant of other religions, which is in direct contrast to the teachings of Islam. They use a translation of the Quran (by Hilali and Khan) which has inserted words into the Quran (this would be a bidah) to strengthen their claim that all non-Muslims are "kafir" (heathen) and should be hated. This is NOT in Islam. This is in Salafiism. Muslims are told by Allah in the Quran to love and respect Christians and Jews, and to not argue with non-Muslims about their beliefs and traditions, yet Salafis delight in hating Christians and Jews, and attacking all non-Muslims.

The Salafi movement is a disease in Islam. People should be made aware that they are not the "more pious" Muslims. They are the least tolerant, and the most arrogant, hateful, ignorant Muslims the world has ever known.

Was I a little harsh? Perhaps. But we are not dealing with any minor matter here. The future of Islam is at stake here. We must wrestle back our religion from those who would hijack it. Remember: We mainstream Sunni Muslims still outnumber them. We should be ashamed that their voice is heard more loudly than ours. Speak up! Educate the world about this! Do not let people fall victim to their intolerant rhetoric! Teach the world that Islam IS about PEACE, and that Muslims are GOOD PEOPLE!