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.

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Label Occurrences
Najdat canonical 3

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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

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Kharijism subgroup Najdat
Azariqa relatedGroup Najdat
Sufriyya differsFrom Najdat