Najdat
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Najdat was an early Islamic sect of the Kharijite movement known for its distinct theological and political positions during the first centuries of Islam.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Najdat canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic sect
ⓘ
Kharijite sect ⓘ |
| category |
Early Islamic theological movement
ⓘ
Islamic political movement ⓘ |
| doctrineComparedWith |
Azariqa
ⓘ
Ibadi Islam ⓘ
surface form:
Ibadiyya
Sufriyya ⓘ |
| emergedAfterEvent |
Battle of Siffin
ⓘ
First Fitna ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| emergedInPeriod | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Najda ibn Amir al-Hanafi ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
Yamama region NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Arabia ⓘ
surface form:
central Arabia
|
| hasBelief |
conditional support for taqiyya in some circumstances
ⓘ
emphasis on piety as criterion for leadership ⓘ legitimacy of rebellion against unjust rulers ⓘ obligation to fight manifest injustice when able ⓘ possibility of excusing some grave sinners under certain conditions ⓘ rejection of Umayyad caliphate ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
duty of enjoining right and forbidding wrong
ⓘ
imamate based on righteousness ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Second Fitna
ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad period
|
| historicalStatus | extinct sect ⓘ |
| influencedBy | early Kharijite doctrines ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinct views on grave sin and excommunication
ⓘ
moderate stance compared to more radical Kharijites ⓘ participation in early Islamic rebellions ⓘ |
| languageOfMembers | Arabic ⓘ |
| leader | Najda ibn Amir al-Hanafi ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Najda ibn Amir al-Hanafi ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
other Kharijite factions ⓘ |
| opposesConcept | hereditary dynastic rule ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
opposition to Umayyad rule
ⓘ
support for alternative imamate based on piety ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Azariqa
ⓘ
Ibadi Islam ⓘ
surface form:
Ibadiyya
Sufriyya ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousMovement | Kharijism ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
Hadith
ⓘ
Quran ⓘ |
| stanceOnSin | some grave sinners may be excused if ignorant or coerced ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Kharijite theology ⓘ |
| timeOfDecline | 8th century ⓘ |
| viewedAs | heretical by many later Sunni scholars ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.