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Salafism has been evaluated at various stages in the historical process. The view that the Salafī approach includes Muslims, especially the first three generations, is generally accepted. Here Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. Ḥanbal (died 241/855), the muḥaddiths, in which he was included, lead. Salafism, on the other hand, is a method of thought that systematized with Ibn Taymiyya (d. 728/1328) and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d. 751/1350), who said that they followed this first Salafī generation. Later, in the 18th century, Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Wahhāb (d. 1202/1792) Salafism came to the fore again. Since the 19th century, the efforts made for Islam and Muslims to return to their essence, stand up and progress, have been named as Neo-salafism. One of those who positioned itself in Salafism is Jihādī Salafism, which consists of many groups among itself. Jihādī Salafism has been criticized in terms of accepting violence as a method, especially attributing Muslims to takfīr and shirk and to impose their own truth on others and has led to the questioning of the nature of Salafism's lines. With these attitudes, they have come to a situation that will damage both the general belief structure of Muslims and the tolerance, well-being, notification and invitation method of Islam.