Khārijīs

by Gaiser, Adam R.

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Khārijīs (also Khārijites; Ar. khawārij , sing. khārijī , “those who went out”) is the epithet given to groups of Muslim sectarians who held pious action to be the main criterion for accepting a person as a true Muslim, and who rejected the exclusive claims to the caliphate of the Quraysh, the tribe of the prophet Muḥammad, as well as the claims of the ʿAlids. Among Khārijīs, the term khawārij itself enjoyed only limited use among some militants (ʿAbbās, 105–6, 125; Gaiser, Shurat legends , 3),…

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Khārijīs (also Khārijites; Ar. khawārij , sing. khārijī , “those who went out”) is the epithet given to groups of Muslim sectarians who held pious action to be the main criterion for accepting a person as a true Muslim, and who rejected the exclusive claims to the caliphate of the Quraysh, the tribe of the prophet Muḥammad, as well as the claims of the ʿAlids. Among Khārijīs, the term khawārij itself enjoyed only limited use among some militants (ʿAbbās, 105–6, 125; Gaiser, Shurat legends , 3), as the majority of early adherents

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei2875

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eng Islam

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Gaiser, Adam R.

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