Nafi' ibn al-Azraq
نافع بن الأزرق
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- The Umayyad Period
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Overview
Nafi ibn al-Azraq, a leader of the Kharijites. After the split, the Kharijites gathered around him in Basra, and he led them to al-Ahwaz. 1
What al-Khudari attributes to him
al-Khudari attributes to him the view that those who sit out fighting are unbelievers, and the view that children may be killed. 1
The book describes the gentleness of his outward conduct and the goodness of his company, and notes that this appeared in him after the Kharijites had been of one opinion. 1
The book reports these doctrines from him; the museum does not endorse them. The data contain no other source; an additional source is needed.
Sources
- Lectures on the History of the Islamic Peoples: The Umayyad State — al-Khudari, p.309
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islam.museum contributors. “Nafi' ibn al-Azraq”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/nafi-ibn-al-azraq/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.