Ibadi Islam | |
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الإباضية al-ʾIbāḍiyya | |
Type | School of Islam |
Classification | Kharijism |
Theology | Monotheism |
Language | Classical Arabic |
Territory | Majority reside in: Oman Minority reside in: Algeria (Mzab) Libya (Nafusa) Tunisia (Djerba) Tanzania (Zanzibar) |
Founder | Abdallah ibn Ibad |
Origin | c. 692 AD Basra, Umayyad Caliphate |
Members | c. 2.72 million[1] – 7 million[2] |
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The Ibadi movement or Ibadism (Arabic: الإباضية, romanized: al-ʾIbāḍiyya, Arabic pronunciation: [alʔibaːˈdˤijja]) is a branch of Islam.[3] It has been called by some the third branch of Islam, along with Sunni Islam and Shia Islam. The followers of Ibadism are known as the Ibadis.
Ibadism emerged around 60 years after the Islamic prophet Muhammad's death in 632 AD[4] as a moderate school of the Khawarij movement,[5][6][7][page needed] although contemporary Ibāḍīs strongly object to being classified as Kharijites.[8] Ibadis view themselves as being the oldest and most genuine sect of Islam.
Ibadism is currently the second largest Muslim denomination in Oman with over a third of its population being adherents, but is also practised to a lesser extent in Algeria (Mzab), Tunisia (Djerba), Libya (Nafusa), and Tanzania (Zanzibar). Throughout Islamic history, particularly under the Umayyads and the Almoravids, and continuing to the modern era, Ibadis have faced religious persecution in the Muslim world.[9][10][11][12]
Ibadis [:] subsect of Khariji Islam founded in the eighth century. Has its strongest presence in Oman, but is also found in North Africa and various communities on the Swahili Coast.
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