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What is khawarij doctrine?
Khawarij is one of classical doctrines in Islam. The beginning of Khawarij was caused by the rejection of arbitration (peace) between Ali bin Abi Thalib and Muawiyah bin Abu Sofyan in a war and considering that all of the people who accepted the arbitration were infidel, so that they were obligated to kill.
Why are Avicenna and Averroes important?
Averroes was a strong proponent of Aristotelianism; he attempted to restore what he considered the original teachings of Aristotle and opposed the Neoplatonist tendencies of earlier Muslim thinkers, such as Al-Farabi and Avicenna. His legacy in the Islamic world was modest for geographical and intellectual reasons.
What is another name for Ibn Rushd?
Abu al-Walid Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Rushd, better known in the Latin West as Averroes, lived during a unique period in Western intellectual history, in which interest in philosophy and theology was waning in the Muslim world and just beginning to flourish in Latin Christendom.
What does the word Takfiri mean?
Takfir is an Arabic word used to describe a Muslim as infidel or non-believer. According to Pakistani religious scholar Javed Ahmad Ghamidi, “A Muslim or a Muslim group is Takfiri if it declares another Muslim or a Muslim sect as apostate.”
Are Khawarij Shia?
The Khawarij (or Kharijis; from kharaja, ‘to exit’) – a sect of an early Islam predating the division into what became to be known as Sunni and Shia Islam – initially supported Ali’s claim to the caliphate.
Who is the founder of Khawarij?
The Kharijites, or Khawarij, began as a group of ˓Ali’s supporters who “exited” (kharaju) after the battle of Siffin (657 c.e.), when ˓Ali accepted arbitration (tahkim) with Mu˓awiya (r. 661–680).
What is Averroes philosophy?
The philosopher Averroës distinguishes between degrees of happiness and assigns every believer the happiness that corresponds to his intellectual capacity. He takes Plato to task for his neglect of the third estate because Averroës believes that everyone is entitled to his share of happiness.
Is takfir a sin?
Takfir is a theological declaration that a Muslim has become an apostate or a person is an infidel or an act or idea constitutes a disbelief in Islam. Engaging in takfir is a serious matter in Islam because it is considered a great sin with punishment in the afterlife.