Person

Nafi ibn al-Azraq

نافع بن الأزرق
d. 685 CE

Nafi ibn al-Azraq led the extremist Azariqa Kharijites, sanctioned killing of non-Kharijites, and was killed around 685.

Significance

Leader of the Azariqa Kharijite faction

Reputation in tradition

extremist

Stated motivation

Extremist Kharijite ideology
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