Ibadi Islam

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Ibadi Islam is a distinct, early Islamic sect known for its moderate theology, emphasis on piety and justice, and historical roots in Oman and parts of North and East Africa.

All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Ibadi Islam canonical 33
Ibadi Muslims 12
Ibadiyya 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic sect
branch of Islam
allowsDepositionOfImam for injustice
classifiesMuslimsWhoDiffer as people of disagreement but not unbelievers
considersItself part of orthodox Islam
differsFrom Kharijism
Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
emphasizes justice
piety
followsLegalSchool Ibadi fiqh
hasDistinct Hadith tradition
jurisprudence
theology
hasRitualPractice almsgiving (zakat)
fasting in Ramadan
five daily prayers
pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj)
hasTheologicalOrientation moderate
historicallyCenteredIn Oman
historicallyPresentIn East Africa
North Africa
languageOfScriptureAndRitual Arabic
majorContemporaryCenter Djerba in Tunisia
Jebel Nafusa in Libya
M’zab region of Algeria
Oman
Zanzibar
namedAfter Abdullah ibn Ibad
originatedInCentury 7th century
originatedInRegion Arabian Peninsula
populationConcentratedIn Sultanate of Oman
linked to: Oman
recognizesCaliph Abu Bakr
linked to: Caliph Abu Bakr

Ali ibn Abi Talib
Umar ibn al-Khattab
Uthman ibn Affan
rejectsLabel Kharijite
linked to: Kharijism
religiousTraditionOf Ibadis
linked to: Ibadi Islam
scripture Quran
sharesHistoricalRootsWith early Kharijites
stresses communal solidarity
moral responsibility
teaches Imamate based on piety and competence
avoidance of extremism
usesSourceOfLaw Hadith
Quran
analogical reasoning (qiyas)
consensus (ijma)
viewsCommunityLeaderAs Imam

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Referenced by (57)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Islam branch Ibadi Islam
Arabs religiousDiversity Ibadi Muslims
linked to: Ibadi Islam
Mecca hasReligiousSignificanceFor Ibadi Muslims
linked to: Ibadi Islam
Islamic world hasSect Ibadi Islam
Sunni Islam differsFrom Ibadi Islam
Ibadi Islam religiousTraditionOf Ibadis
linked to: Ibadi Islam
Ramadan observedBy Ibadi Muslims
linked to: Ibadi Islam
Muslims minorBranch Ibadi Islam
Omani American typicalReligion Ibadi Islam
The Farthest Mosque veneratedBy Ibadi Muslims
linked to: Ibadi Islam
M’zab region religion Ibadi Islam
subject linked to: M’zab region of Algeria
Kharijism subgroup Ibadiyya
linked to: Ibadi Islam
Kharijism influenced Ibadi Islam
Jebel Nafusa religion Ibadi Islam
subject linked to: Jebel Nafusa in Libya
Jebel Nafusa hasReligiousCommunity Ibadi Muslims
subject linked to: Jebel Nafusa in Libya
linked to: Ibadi Islam
Djerba religion Ibadi Islam
subject linked to: Djerba in Tunisia
Abdullah ibn Ibad movement Ibadism
linked to: Ibadi Islam
Abdullah ibn Ibad eponymOf Ibadism
linked to: Ibadi Islam
Islam in Egypt hasMinorityBranch Ibadi Islam
Haitham bin Tariq religion Ibadi Islam
Hud veneratedIn Ibadi Islam
subject linked to: Prophet Hud
Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) hasMajorSchool Ibadi school
linked to: Ibadi Islam
Amazigh hasReligion Ibadi Islam
Prophet Ilyas recognizedBy Ibadi Muslims
linked to: Ibadi Islam
Omani people majorReligion Ibadi Islam
Imam usedBy Ibadi Muslims
linked to: Ibadi Islam
Prophet Muhammad is not mad heldBy Ibadi Muslims
linked to: Ibadi Islam
Islamic period hasBeliefSystem Ibadi Islam
Omani Empire religion Ibadi Islam
Quran 112:1-4 recitedBy Ibadi Muslims
linked to: Ibadi Islam
Beni Isguen religion Ibadi Islam
Melika hasReligiousCommunity Ibadi Muslims
linked to: Ibadi Islam
Melika religion Ibadi Islam
Melika foundedBy Ibadi community
linked to: Ibadi Islam
Melika religiousAffiliationMajority Ibadi
linked to: Ibadi Islam
Bounoura hasReligiousCommunity Ibadi Muslims
linked to: Ibadi Islam
Bounoura religiousTradition Ibadi Islam
El Atteuf religiousTradition Ibadi Islam
M’Zab Valley religiousCommunity Ibadi Muslims
linked to: Ibadi Islam
Guerrara religion Ibadi Islam
Ghardaïa religion Ibadi Islam
Azariqa relatedGroup Ibadiyya
linked to: Ibadi Islam
Najdat relatedGroup Ibadiyya
linked to: Ibadi Islam