3 results for “khawarij”

The first major deviant sect in Islamic history, emerging in 657 CE (37 AH) after the Battle of Siffin. They rejected the arbitration between Ali ibn Abi Talib

...l that emerged in the late 7th century as a reaction to the Khawarij extremism on faith and sin. They held that actions are not ...

A moderate offshoot from the early Khawarij movement, founded by Abdullah ibn Ibad in 684 CE. Unlike th...