Who are the Ibadiyya?

The Ibadis are attributed to their founder, Abdullah ibn Ibad al-Tamimi, and they are one of the Khawarij sects, despite their denial of this. The Ibadis agree with the Khawarij in nullifying divine attributes, believing in the creation of the Quran, and permitting rebellion against unjust imams. Among their most prominent beliefs are:

1. Nullifying divine attributes and interpreting them metaphorically. 2. Denying the believers' vision of Allah Almighty in the Hereafter. 3. Distorting and denying the reality of some matters of the Hereafter, such as the Scale (Mizan) and the Bridge (Sirat). 4. Believing that Allah's attributes are not in addition to His essence but are His very essence. 5. Believing in the creation of the Quran. 6. Considering the perpetrator of a major sin as a disbeliever in terms of blessing (kufr ni'mah) or a disbeliever in terms of hypocrisy (kufr nifaq), and that he will abide eternally in Hellfire unless he repents before his death, and they deny intercession for sinners. 7. Dividing people into: loyal believers, clear polytheists, and a group who affirmed monotheism but did not adhere to it in conduct and worship; these are with Muslims in worldly rulings and with polytheists in rulings of the Hereafter. 8. They consider their opponents from the people of the Qibla as disbelievers, not polytheists, and permit marriage with them, inheriting from them, and taking their wealth as spoils of war, including weapons and military strength. 9. Some of them attack Uthman ibn Affan, Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan, and Amr ibn al-Aas, may Allah be pleased with them.