Kharijism

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Kharijism is an early, radical Islamic sect known for its strict doctrine that justified rebelling against and excommunicating Muslim leaders deemed unjust or sinful.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Kharijites 6
Kharijism canonical 5
Kharijite 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic sect
religious movement
characterizedAs puritanical
radical
revolutionary
condemnedPractice arbitration in place of divine judgment
compromise with unjust rulers
coreDoctrine any morally upright Muslim can be leader
emphasis on absolute divine justice
grave sinners are unbelievers
leadership not restricted to Quraysh
obligation to depose unjust rulers
rejection of arbitration in political disputes
strict literalist reading of Quran
takfir of sinful Muslim leaders
emergedInCentury 7th century
emergedInRegion Arabian Peninsula
historicalPeriod Rashidun Caliphate
Umayyad Caliphate
influenced Ibadi Islam
influencedDebateOn Islamic political legitimacy
concept of takfir in Islam
languageOfScripture Arabic
membershipBasis piety and righteousness
notableBattle Battle of Nahrawan
notableEvent assassination of Ali ibn Abi Talib by a Kharijite
rebellion against Ali ibn Abi Talib
opposedLeader Ali ibn Abi Talib
Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan
linked to: Muawiya I
originatedDuringConflict Battle of Siffin
originatedDuringEvent First Fitna
regardedAsByShia heretical sect
regardedAsBySunni heretical sect
religion Islam
scripture Quran
separatedFrom Ali ibn Abi Talib’s camp
splitFrom early Muslim community
subgroup Azariqa
Ibadiyya
linked to: Ibadi Islam

Najdat
Sufriyya
usesSource Hadith
viewOnArbitration arbitration between Ali and Muawiya was illegitimate
viewOnCaliphate caliph can be deposed for sin
caliphate based on piety not lineage
viewOnCommunity true community consists only of the righteous
viewOnJihad armed struggle against unjust rulers is legitimate
viewOnSin major sin expels from Islam

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Referenced by (15)

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

Ibadi Islam differsFrom Kharijism
Ibadi Islam rejectsLabel Kharijite
linked to: Kharijism
Second Fitna conflictBetween Kharijites
linked to: Kharijism
Third Fitna hasMainParticipants Kharijites
linked to: Kharijism
Islamic civil wars hasKeyParticipant Kharijites
linked to: Kharijism
Ibn Muljam religiousAffiliation Kharijite
linked to: Kharijism
Ibn Muljam ideology Kharijism
Ibn Muljam participatedIn Kharijite movement
linked to: Kharijism
Ibn Muljam associatedWith Kharijite extremists
linked to: Kharijism
Azariqa religiousMovement Kharijism
Najdat religiousMovement Kharijism
Sufriyya religiousBranchOf Kharijites
linked to: Kharijism
Sufriyya relatedMovement Kharijism
Battle of Nahrawan combatant Kharijites
linked to: Kharijism
Battle of Nahrawan opponentOf Kharijites
linked to: Kharijism