Thought and Political Belief of Khawarijs

DOI:10.5281/zenodo.11407328

Abstract

The events after the death of the Prophet of Islam started the division of different sects. But the first sect that emerged based on the rebellion against the Islamic society and the caliphate of Ali Ibn Abi Talib was the Khawarij group. This arose after the battle of Safin between Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muawiyah ibn Abi Safyan in protest against the arbitration of the judges. At first, this sect had political demands and their opponents were strongly excommunicated from the point of view of belief, which they considered obligatory to kill, but later, this group was in conflict with the consensus of Muslims in terms of belief and thought. They called their religious and political opponents infidels and considered killing them obligatory. Kharijites were subject to the political conditions of Ali's caliphate, after which they suffered internal divisions.