Ibadi Islam

Also known as الإباضية, إباضية

Ibadism (, ) is the third-largest branch of Islam. Its roots go back to the Kharijite secession from the fourth Caliph, Ali ibn Abi Talib. It is a moderate subsect that has persisted and led to the creation of Ibadi communities in various areas in the Middle East and Africa.

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Ibadism is the third-largest branch of Islam, originating from a split with the fourth Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib in early Islamic history. Today it represents a moderate Islamic tradition that has maintained distinct communities across the Middle East and Africa.

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Key facts

Religion.name: Ibadism
Religion.imagewidth: 200
Religion.caption: The Ibadi Mosque of Guellala in Jerba, Tunisia
Religion.type: School of Islam
Religion.main_classification: Muhakkima
Religion.theology: Monotheism
Religion.territory: Oman Algeria (Mzab)Libya (Nafusa)Tunisia (Djerba)Tanzania (Zanzibar)
Religion.founder: Abdallah ibn Ibad
Religion.founded_place: Basra
Religion.members: 3,000,000

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Encyclopedic overview

26 sections

Contents

History
Background
Kharijite split
Omani Imamate
Further expansion
Views
Ibadi imamate and political theory
Views on other denominations
Theological viewpoints
Ibadi jurisprudence
Ibadi hadith
Mysticism and Sufism
Views on early Islamic history
Wahbi school
Texts
Terminology
Demographics
Notable Ibadis
Individuals
Dynasties
See also
References
Citations
General and cited references
Further reading
External links

The followers of the Ibadi sect are known as the Ibadis or, as they call themselves, The People of Truth and Integrity (). Contemporary Ibadis may object to being classified as Kharijites. They are much less numerous than the two largest Muslim denominations: Sunnis—who account for 85–90 percent of the Muslim world—and Shias.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ibadi Islam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.