The central, unifying, core ideological concept that brings together all the Khārijites without exception including the leaders and ideologues of al-Qaeda and ISIS is that of taḥkīm and ḥākimiyyah. It is a mistake to think that only the one who expels Muslims from Islām on account of major sins (takfīr bil-kabāʾir) is a Khārijite, since not all Khārijite sects made takfīr on account of major sin as is documented in the works of heresiography. We present here a series of statements from scholarly authorities on their misunderstanding and misapplication of the verses pertaining to judging by what Allāh revealed, as this is the central core of their religion.

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