jan 1, 657 - Khawarij

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1st Islamic Sect (Aqidah)
Opted out of Shia's Ali in the battle of Siffin (657 35H)
The Kharijites believed that any Muslim, irrespective of his descent or ethnicity, could become the caliph, if he was morally irreproachable. If the leader sinned, it was the duty of Muslims to rebel against and depose him. Most Kharijite groups branded as unbelievers any Muslims who had committed a grave sin, and the most militant of them went on to declare killing of such unbelievers licit, unless they would repent and reenter the faith.

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