The Appearance of the Kharijites The turmoil of the Kharijites started through the period of the Prophet ﷺ. Abu Said al-Khudr (RA) said, (Appearance of the Kharijites) When the Prophet ﷺ was apportioning the war booty, Dhu al-Khuwaysira, a man from Banu Tamim, said, “O Messenger of God! Be just!” The Prophet ﷺ said, “Woe […]
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THE KHARIJITES ARE CURSED THE KHARIJITES ARE CURSED God says in the Quran: ‘And those who spread corruption on the earth; for them is the curse and the worst abode’. This verse refers to the Kharijites, as proved by the interpretation of the nice Companion, Sa’d bin. Abi Waqqs (RA), said, ‘By the One besides
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God says in the Qur’an, THE KHARIJITES ‘O believers! Do not confide in those who are not from amongst you. They will never miss [any] chance to cause you mischief. They wish you severe torture. As for their malice, that has become evident from their utterances, and [the hostility] that they have concealed in their
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The Quran has powerfully rejected, in varied places, the heinous act of murder, particularly murder on a mass scale that spreads terror and mischief on earth. According to the Quran, those that commit such deeds are considered brigands and rebels (which we already discussed). A thorough study of the Quran will shed light on the
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THE DEFINITION OF A KHARIJITE KHARIJITE. Before examining the signs, beliefs and doctrines of the Kharijites, let us cite some of the definitions that the classical scholars have given for them. Imam Muhammad b. Abd al-Karim al-Shahrastani said in his famous book of heresiology, al-Milal wa al-nihal: Anyone who revolts against the Muslim government that
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