ABSTRACT

To avoid needless repetition, I refer the reader to Appendix A for an account of the Khawdrij, of which sect the Ibddhiyah are an offshoot. The derivation of the name from ’Abdallah-binIbadh, et-Temimy,1 who lived during the reign of the Khalifah Marw&n, a .h . 127-132=a.d. 744-749, is affirmed by the following authorities:—

Under the heading of ’Omdn, Zak&rya-bin-Muhammad-binMahmud, generally quoted as “ el-Kazwiny,” writes :—“ The Khawarij Ibadhiyah prevail in that country up to our time, [13th century ?], and the members of no other sect are to be found there, except such as are foreigners. They are the followers of ’Abdallah-bin-Ibadh, who appeared in the time of Marw&nbin-Muhammad, the last of the Benu-Omeyyah.” Kosmographie, vol. i. p. 37. Ed. Eerd. Wiisterfeld. Gottingen, 1847.