4 results for “khawarij”

...rawan was Ali ibn Abi Talib's decisive campaign against the Khawarij — a puritanical faction that had broken away from his army ...

...oison-coated sword by Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam al-Muradi, a Khawarij avenger for Nahrawan, while leading the Fajr prayer in the ...

...le of the Camel, Battle of Siffin, and the emergence of the Khawarij divided the Muslim community. Ali was assassinated by the K...

...s army, rejecting the arbitration. They became known as the Khawarij (those who went out). They declared both Ali and Muawiyah t...