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Ibadi Islam
School of Islam dominant in Oman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ibadi movement or Ibadism (Arabic: الإباضية, romanized: al-ʾIbāḍiyya, Arabic pronunciation: [alʔibaːˈdˤijja]) is a branch inside Islam, which many believe is descended from the Kharijites.[3] The followers of Ibadism are known as the Ibadis or, as they call themselves, The People of Truth and Integrity (Arabic: أهل الحقّ والاستقامة).
Ibadism | |
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الإباضية al-ʾIbāḍiyya | |
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Type | School of Islam |
Classification | Kharijism |
Theology | Monotheism |
Language | Classical Arabic |
Territory | Majority reside in:![]() Minority reside in: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Founder | Abdallah ibn Ibad |
Origin | c. 692 AD Basra |
Members | c. 2.72 million[1] – 7 million[2] |
Ibadism emerged around 60 years after the Islamic prophet Muhammad's death in 632 AD[4] as a moderate school of the Khawarij movement,[5][6][7][page needed] although contemporary Ibāḍīs strongly object to being classified as Kharijites.[8] Ibadis consider and view themselves like Shia as being the oldest and most genuine sect of Islam.
Today, the largest of these communities and the most prosperous is in Oman in the southeast peninsula of Arabia. It is also practiced to a lesser extent in Algeria (Mzab), Tunisia (Djerba), Libya (Nafusa), and Tanzania (Zanzibar). [9][10][11][12][13]