Azariqa
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Azariqa was a radical early Islamic sect of the Kharijite movement known for its extreme doctrinal positions and militant opposition to the ruling caliphate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Azariqa canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic sect
ⓘ
Kharijite sect ⓘ |
| broaderCategory |
Islamic sects
ⓘ
religious extremist movements ⓘ |
| classification | Islamic extremist group (historical) ⓘ |
| consideredByOthers | most extreme branch of the Kharijites ⓘ |
| consideredHereticalBy |
Shiite scholars
ⓘ
Sunni scholars ⓘ |
| declineReason |
loss of popular support
ⓘ
military defeat by Umayyad forces ⓘ |
| doctrinalPosition |
extremist
ⓘ
militant ⓘ radical ⓘ |
| emergedInCaliphate | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
armed rebellion
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare against the Umayyads ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Nafi ibn al-Azraq ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| ideology | Kharijite ideology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extreme doctrinal positions
ⓘ
militant opposition to the caliphate ⓘ permissibility of killing opponents and their families ⓘ takfir of major sins ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| leader | Nafi ibn al-Azraq ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nafi ibn al-Azraq ⓘ |
| opposed |
Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
ruling caliphate ⓘ |
| region |
Basra Governorate
ⓘ
surface form:
Basra
Iraq ⓘ Persia ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Ibadi Islam
ⓘ
surface form:
Ibadiyya
Najdat ⓘ Sufriyya ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousMovement | Kharijism ⓘ |
| scripturalBasisClaimed |
Quran
ⓘ
hadith ⓘ |
| status | defunct sect ⓘ |
| viewOnArbitration | rejected human arbitration in religious-political disputes ⓘ |
| viewOnCaliphs |
considered opponents unbelievers
ⓘ
rejected legitimacy of Umayyad caliphs ⓘ |
| viewOnDhimmi | rejected traditional protections for non-Muslims under Islamic rule ⓘ |
| viewOnHijra | obligatory separation from non-Azariqa Muslims ⓘ |
| viewOnQuran | strict literalist interpretation of the Quran ⓘ |
| viewOnSin | considered grave sinners to be unbelievers ⓘ |
| viewOnWomenAndChildren | permitted killing of opponents’ women and children ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.