Quran and Hadith Studies‎

The Crisis Management of the Political Phenomenon of the Khawārij During the Rule of Amīr al-Muʾminīn (PBUH) Based on Content Analysis Method

Document Type : Research Article

Author

Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Vali Asr University, Rafsanjan. Iran.

Abstract

Although numerous studies have been conducted so far on the actions and views of Imām ʿAlī (PBUH) regarding the Khawārij, it seems that one of the needs of the Islamic society today is to analyze and outline what the management model and leadership method of the Imām ʿAlī (PBUH) was in confronting the Khawārij and what measures he took to prevent this sedition and the formation of a new sect in the Islamic society. In this research, an attempt has been made to analyze and examine the complete set of statements of Imām ʿAlī (PBUH) during the Battle of Ṣiffīn until after the Battle of Nahrawān in relation to the Khawārij intellectual movement, and to discover and explain the Imam's leadership method in order to outline a crisis management model for this political phenomenon. The findings of the research indicate that Imām ʿAlī (PBUH) has put several measures on the agenda in order to manage this intellectual movement, such as: introducing the main leaders of the front of truth and falsehood, explaining the principle of arbitrariness, and concluding the argument with the opponents. However, the most important category extracted from the thematic analysis tables is the category of "introducing the Khawārij intellectual movement", which has been manifested in two ways: explaining the negative and positive characteristics in the words of the Imam.

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Quran and Hadith Studies‎
Volume 18, Issue 2 - Serial Number 36
March 2025
Pages 191-224