These people were causing rebellion throughout the lands of Islam...

These people were causing rebellion throughout the lands of Islam, killing the Muslims and especially the followers of Ali. They even attacked pregnant women and killed their babies. Ali put down this uprising as well, but a short while later was himself killed in the mosque of Kufa by one of the members of this group who came to be known as the Khawarij. The opponents of Ali claim that he was a courageous man but did not possess political acumen. They claim that at the beginning of…