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Khawārij (The Khārijites)
The earliest sectarian movement, which seceded from ʿAlī after the arbitration at Ṣiffīn, held that grave sinners become unbelievers, and made righteous leadership rather than lineage the basis of the imāmate.
The earliest sectarian movement, which seceded from ʿAlī after the arbitration at Ṣiffīn, held that grave sinners become unbelievers, and made righteous leadership rather than lineage the basis of the imāmate.
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