khawarij

The Berber Revolt was a general rebellion of Berbers in the area of the Maghreb, Ifriqiya, and Al-Andalus around 739-743, during the reign of caliph Hisham. The ostensible cause was the cruelty and greed of one governor, Ubayd Allah ibn Habib, and his deputies, who set about with zeal to extract...

This post will be dedicated to giving a rough and short analysis of the Zanj Revolt's foundation as stipulated by its leaders and why this was a rebellion unlike the typical. Further, this is a topic that gives opposition to the position that history occurs due to massive factors or the march of...

The Khawarij are a heterodox branch of islam, who are known for their disregard towards (arab) ethnicity as a precedent for islamic rule and their extensive practice of takfir (accusing certain muslims of not following the correct interpretation of islam), among many other doctrinal differences...

Questioner: What do you say of the Quran? Shaykh Ahmad ibn Hanbal(refer to him as Shaykh Hanbal): And you, what do you say about the Knowledge of Allah, The Most High? Questioner: Did not Allah say "Allah is the creator of all things (Q 13:6)" and is the Quran not a thing? Shaykh Hanbal...