Azariqa
E407212
Azariqa was a radical early Islamic sect of the Kharijite movement known for its extreme doctrinal positions and militant opposition to the ruling caliphate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Azariqa canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4001741 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Azariqa Context triple: [Kharijism, subgroup, Azariqa]
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A.
Azara
Azara is a suburban locality on the outskirts of Guwahati in Assam, India, known for hosting the city's main international airport and related transport infrastructure.
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B.
Dar Aziza
Dar Aziza is a historic Ottoman-era palace in the Casbah of Algiers, noted for its traditional Algerian architecture and cultural significance.
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C.
Razihi
Razihi is a highly divergent Arabic-related language spoken by a small community in the mountainous Jabal Razih region of northwestern Yemen.
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D.
Kauthara
Kauthara was an important historical city that served as one of the principal political and cultural centers of the Champa civilization in what is now central Vietnam.
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E.
El Quseyya
El Quseyya is a city in Upper Egypt situated along the Nile within the Asyut Governorate.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Azariqa Target entity description: Azariqa was a radical early Islamic sect of the Kharijite movement known for its extreme doctrinal positions and militant opposition to the ruling caliphate.
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A.
Azara
Azara is a suburban locality on the outskirts of Guwahati in Assam, India, known for hosting the city's main international airport and related transport infrastructure.
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B.
Dar Aziza
Dar Aziza is a historic Ottoman-era palace in the Casbah of Algiers, noted for its traditional Algerian architecture and cultural significance.
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C.
Razihi
Razihi is a highly divergent Arabic-related language spoken by a small community in the mountainous Jabal Razih region of northwestern Yemen.
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D.
Kauthara
Kauthara was an important historical city that served as one of the principal political and cultural centers of the Champa civilization in what is now central Vietnam.
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E.
El Quseyya
El Quseyya is a city in Upper Egypt situated along the Nile within the Asyut Governorate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic sect
ⓘ
Kharijite sect ⓘ |
| broaderCategory |
Islamic sects
ⓘ
religious extremist movements ⓘ |
| classification | Islamic extremist group (historical) ⓘ |
| consideredByOthers | most extreme branch of the Kharijites ⓘ |
| consideredHereticalBy |
Shiite scholars
ⓘ
Sunni scholars ⓘ |
| declineReason |
loss of popular support
ⓘ
military defeat by Umayyad forces ⓘ |
| doctrinalPosition |
extremist
ⓘ
militant ⓘ radical ⓘ |
| emergedInCaliphate | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
armed rebellion
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare against the Umayyads ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Nafi ibn al-Azraq ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| ideology | Kharijite ideology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extreme doctrinal positions
ⓘ
militant opposition to the caliphate ⓘ permissibility of killing opponents and their families ⓘ takfir of major sins ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| leader | Nafi ibn al-Azraq ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nafi ibn al-Azraq ⓘ |
| opposed |
Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
ruling caliphate ⓘ |
| region |
Basra
ⓘ
linked to:
Basra Governorate
Iraq ⓘ Persia ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Ibadiyya
ⓘ
linked to:
Ibadi Islam
Najdat ⓘ Sufriyya ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousMovement | Kharijism ⓘ |
| scripturalBasisClaimed |
Quran
ⓘ
hadith ⓘ |
| status | defunct sect ⓘ |
| viewOnArbitration | rejected human arbitration in religious-political disputes ⓘ |
| viewOnCaliphs |
considered opponents unbelievers
ⓘ
rejected legitimacy of Umayyad caliphs ⓘ |
| viewOnDhimmi | rejected traditional protections for non-Muslims under Islamic rule ⓘ |
| viewOnHijra | obligatory separation from non-Azariqa Muslims ⓘ |
| viewOnQuran | strict literalist interpretation of the Quran ⓘ |
| viewOnSin | considered grave sinners to be unbelievers ⓘ |
| viewOnWomenAndChildren | permitted killing of opponents’ women and children ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Azariqa Description of subject: Azariqa was a radical early Islamic sect of the Kharijite movement known for its extreme doctrinal positions and militant opposition to the ruling caliphate.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.