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As for the similarity at the level of change, it was embodied in al-Albani&#8217;s adoption of a revolutionary concept of the &#8220;victorious sect,&#8221; which aligned with Qutb&#8217;s concept of the &#8220;unique Quranic generation.&#8221; This convergence and similarity encouraged jihadist activists to adopt the Albanian methodology in dealing with the Sunnah, thus crystallizing the first beginnings of the &#8220;hybridization&#8221; processes that formed &#8220;Salafist jihadism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With the interaction of the jihadist idea with Islamic jurisprudence, after it had been confined to ideological literature, Salafist references expanded and the jihadist movement moved from the activist form to the Salafist form. 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