Who Was The Khawarij? Who declared Muslims disbelievers in Islamic History

Before the worldBefore Adam

The first nationsAdam to Shuayb

Egypt and Bani Israilc. 1300–1000 BCE

Bani Israil and Romec. 1000 BCE – 250 CE

Arabia before IslamUp to 570 CE

Enemies of the Prophet ﷺ610–632 CE

After the Prophet ﷺ632–1000 CE

Crusades and conquests1090–1502 CE

The end of timeStill to come

Ten signs before the Hour

Isa ibn Maryam descends
A landslide in the east
A landslide in the west
A landslide in Arabia
The smoke
The sun rises from the west
The Beast of the earth
A fire from Yemen drives people to their gathering

Sahih Muslim lists ten major signs before the Hour without fixing their order. This follows a common order given by the scholars. Sahih Muslim 2901a ↗

Villains of history60 / 76

الخوارج

The Khawarij

Who declared Muslims disbelievers657 CE onwards

Relied on'Judgement is only for Allah', twisted

Undone byAli at Nahrawan

Soldiers who left Ali after Siffin, called the arbitration disbelief, and then judged most Muslims disbelievers. They killed the Companion's son Abdullah ibn Khabbab and his pregnant wife on the road.

How it ended

Ali defeated them at Nahrawan in 658, as the Prophet ﷺ had foretold. Their remnants killed Ali and rose in revolt for centuries.

It is He who has sent down to you, [O Muhammad], the Book; in it are verses [that are] precise - they are the foundation of the Book - and others unspecific. As for those in whose hearts is deviation [from truth], they will follow that of it which is unspecific, seeking discord and seeking an interpretation [suitable to them]. And no one knows its [true] interpretation except Allah. But those firm in knowledge say, "We believe in it. All [of it] is from our Lord." And no one will be reminded except those of understanding.
Quran 3:7

The lessonExtremism begins by judging others' faith and ends by spilling their blood.

In the Quran

3:7 6:57

Stood against: Ali ibn Abi Talib
Source: Authentic hadithThe Prophet ﷺ described young men of foolish minds who recite the Quran but it goes no deeper than their throats (Sahih al-Bukhari 3611). Ali called their slogan 'a word of truth by which falsehood is intended' (Sahih Muslim). The killing of Ibn Khabbab is from al-Tabari.Sahih al-Bukhari 3611 ↗

Every villain in Islamic history, from Iblis to the Dajjal

Each entry is drawn from the Quran, authentic hadith (with links to sunnah.com), the classical commentators and the historians. Companions who fought Islam and later became Muslim are not included, nor are figures Muslims disagree about.