The Kharijites

The Kharijites: Historical Roots of the Ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hizb Al-Tahrir, Al-Qa’idah, Al-Nusrah And ISIS

Abu Iyaad Amjad bin Muhammad Rafiq

Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “There will appear at the end of time a people who are young of age, foolish-minded. They will speak with the best (and most alluring) of speech (that is spoken) by people and will recite the Qur’an, but it will not go beyond their throats. They will pass out of Islam as the arrow passes through its game. Whoever meets them, let him kill them, for there is a reward for whoever kills them.”

It is common knowledge to the scholars of the Muslims and their students that ISIS, Boko Haram, al-Qaidah and others are simply another manifestation of the recurring appearance of this group that was explicitly mentioned by the Prophet of Islam.

Their appearance was prophesied by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a large number of traditions and they indeed appeared less than 30 years after him in 36H, around the year 657 CE. Because this faction was intended as a trial and tribulation for Muslims in various times and ages, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke extensively about them, their traits, activities and their great danger upon Islam and the Muslims.

The traditions in this regard are well-known and famous and have come through large-scale transmission right from the dawn of Islām. In this book we look at the historical events behind the emergence of this group and its subversive, destructive activities.