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Ali's decision, however, comes too late for …
Years: 532 - 675
Ali's decision, however, comes too late for the more extreme of his followers.
Citing the Quranic injunction to fight rebels until they obey, these followers insist that Ali is morally wrong to submit to arbitration.
In doing so, they claim, he bows to the judgment of men—as opposed to the judgment of God that would have been revealed by the outcome of the battle.
These dissenters, known as Kharajites (from the verb kharaja—to go out), withdraw from battle, an action that is to have far-reaching political effects on the Islamic community in the centuries ahead.
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Years: 532 - 675
Locations
People
Groups
- Iranian peoples
- Arab people
- Persian people
- Bedouin
- Mesopotamia (Roman province)
- Islam
- Rashidun Caliphate
- Muslims, Kharijite
- Muslims, Shi'a
Topics
Subjects
Regions
Subregions