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Do the Khawarij still exist? How are their beliefs different from the mainstream Muslims?

· 9 Jumada I 1423 AH1 min readFatwa 5708English

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Do the Khawarij still exist? How are their beliefs different from the mainstream Muslims?

Answer

The Khawarij sect per se does not exists today.

Some of the Firaq Baatilah (false sects) of today have adopted some of the deviant beliefs of the Khawaarij. However, the Khawaarij sect as a whole does not exist nowadays. They differ with the Ahlus sunnah Wal Jamaa on many issues, e.g. they believe that any person who commits a major sin is out of the fold of Islam and will remain forever in hell.

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Moulana Imraan Vawda
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