Ibadi Islam

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Islamic sect branch of Islam

Ibadi Islam is a distinct, early Islamic sect known for its moderate theology, emphasis on piety and justice, and historical roots in Oman and parts of North and East Africa.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Ibadi Muslims 5
Ibadism 2
Ibadis 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic sect ⓘ
branch of Islam ⓘ
allowsDepositionOfImam for injustice ⓘ
classifiesMuslimsWhoDiffer as people of disagreement but not unbelievers ⓘ
considersItself part of orthodox Islam ⓘ
differsFrom Kharijism ⓘ
Shia Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
emphasizes justice ⓘ
piety ⓘ
followsLegalSchool Ibadi fiqh ⓘ
hasDistinct Hadith tradition ⓘ
jurisprudence ⓘ
theology ⓘ
hasRitualPractice almsgiving (zakat) ⓘ
fasting in Ramadan ⓘ
five daily prayers ⓘ
pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj) ⓘ
hasTheologicalOrientation moderate ⓘ
historicallyCenteredIn Oman ⓘ
historicallyPresentIn East Africa ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
languageOfScriptureAndRitual Arabic ⓘ
majorContemporaryCenter Djerba in Tunisia ⓘ
Jebel Nafusa in Libya ⓘ
M’zab region of Algeria ⓘ
Oman ⓘ
Zanzibar ⓘ
namedAfter Abdullah ibn Ibad ⓘ
originatedInCentury 7th century ⓘ
originatedInRegion Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
populationConcentratedIn Oman ⓘ
surface form: Sultanate of Oman
recognizesCaliph Caliph Abu Bakr ⓘ
surface form: Abu Bakr

Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ
Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
rejectsLabel Kharijism ⓘ
surface form: Kharijite
religiousTraditionOf Ibadi Islam self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ibadis
scripture Quran ⓘ
sharesHistoricalRootsWith early Kharijites ⓘ
stresses communal solidarity ⓘ
moral responsibility ⓘ
teaches Imamate based on piety and competence ⓘ
avoidance of extremism ⓘ
usesSourceOfLaw Hadith ⓘ
Quran ⓘ
analogical reasoning (qiyas) ⓘ
consensus (ijma) ⓘ
viewsCommunityLeaderAs Imam ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Islam → branch → Ibadi Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam → differsFrom → Ibadi Islam ⓘ
Abdullah ibn Ibad → eponymOf → Ibadi Islam ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ibadism
subject surface form: Jebel Nafusa
this entity surface form: Ibadi Muslims
Mecca → hasReligiousSignificanceFor → Ibadi Islam ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ibadi Muslims
Islamic world → hasSect → Ibadi Islam ⓘ
Kharijism → influenced → Ibadi Islam ⓘ
Muslims → minorBranch → Ibadi Islam ⓘ
Abdullah ibn Ibad → movement → Ibadi Islam ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ibadism
Ramadan → observedBy → Ibadi Islam ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ibadi Muslims
Djerba in Tunisia → religion → Ibadi Islam ⓘ
subject surface form: Djerba
Jebel Nafusa in Libya → religion → Ibadi Islam ⓘ
subject surface form: Jebel Nafusa
M’zab region of Algeria → religion → Ibadi Islam ⓘ
subject surface form: M’zab region
Arabs → religiousDiversity → Ibadi Islam ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ibadi Muslims
Ibadi Islam → religiousTraditionOf → Ibadi Islam self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ibadis
Kharijism → subgroup → Ibadi Islam ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ibadiyya
Omani American → typicalReligion → Ibadi Islam ⓘ
The Farthest Mosque → veneratedBy → Ibadi Islam ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ibadi Muslims