Najdat
Sub-sect of Kharjite movement / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Najdat were the sub-sect of the Kharijite movement that followed Najda ibn 'Amir al-Hanafi, and in 682 launched a revolt against the Umayyad Caliphate in the historical provinces of Yamama and Bahrain, in central and eastern Arabia.
Among the beliefs of the Najdat were:
- Allowing the concealment of their true beliefs, if they were in territories where the Sunnis dominated.
- Sinning Muslims were not excommunicated as unbelievers. The Najdat believed that they could be forgiven by Allah - only he who persisted in his sin and repeatedly committed it, could be accused of unbelief.