KHᾹRIJĪS are the "third party" in Islam, who anathematize both the majority Sunnīs and the Shīʿī partisans of ʿAlī. Although few in number today, the Khārijīs played a...

Kharijites (Arabic Khawārij خوارج, literally "Those who Go Out"[1]) is a general term embracing various Muslims who, while initially supporting the caliphate of the fourth Caliph Ali, later rejected him. They first emerged in the late 7th century...