Khawarij Ideology, ISIS Savagery
“As ISIS continues its murder and violence across the provinces it controls and seeks to control, and as it continues to plague the conscience of the great majority of Muslims around the world, what’s worth recalling is that we’ve seen this before in history with the sect called the Khawarij (anglicised to Kharijites). So before tackling ISIS, let’s look at their forerunners; the Kharajites, to whom their pedigree can be traced…”
Read the rest of this article by scholar Abu Aaliyah Surkheel Sharif on his blog, The Humble I.
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