To avoid needless repetition, I refer the reader to Appendix A for an account of the Khawârij, of which sect the Ibâdhiyah are an offshoot. The derivation of the name from'Abdallah-bin-Ibâdh, efc-Temîmy, who lived during the reign of the Khalîfah Marwân, a.h. 127–132=A.d. 744–749, is affirmed by the following authorities:—

Under the heading of’Omân, Zakáirya bin-Muhammad-bin-Mahmûd, generally quoted as “el-Kazwîny,” writes:—“The Khawârij Ibâdbiyah 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-Ibâdh, who appeared in the time of Marwânbin- Muhammad, the last of the Benu-Omeyyah.” Kosmographie, vol. i. p. 37. Ed. Ferd. Wusterfeld. Gottingen, 1847.

The Tâj-el-’Arûs of the Seyyid Murtádha’, a compilation from the best Arabic lexicons, a.d. 1753-1767, explains the term as designating “a sect of the Khawârij, whose founder was'Abdal-lah-bin-Ibâdh, et-Temîmy. They arose during the Khalîfate of Marwân, the last of the Benu Omeyyah.”

Ibn-Batûta, who visited'Omân, a.d. 1328, associates them with the Khawârij by attributing to them the opinions of Ibn-Múljam, the murderer of'Aly:—“The inhabitants are schismatics of the Ibâdhiyah sect. They fall in with the opinions of the base Ibn-Múljam, and say that he is the saint who shall put an end to error. They allow the Califats of Abu Bekr and Omar, but deny those of Othman and Ali. Their wives are most base, yet without denying this, they express nothing like jealousy on the subject.” Lee's Translation, p. 62.