The Ibadi Sect in Khurasan and Central Asia

Abstract

This research highlights the significance of the Ibadi sect and why it had a wider spread in Arab countries compared to other Kharijite sects. This extensive propagation can be attributed to the frequent migrations of Ibadi groups and leaders, which facilitated their spread. Additionally, the dominance of the Abbasid state and its control over Iraq led to many uprisings being distant from the center of the caliphate. Therefore, the Ibadi group found the lands of the East to be safer and more secure for disseminating their doctrine. However, the connection between the Ibadi community in the lands of the East and the Arab countries remained continuous and unbroken, and we will elucidate the reasons behind the selection of these lands.