and the Rāfidah, the Jahmiyyah, and the Muʿtazilah—as this founder has done in this book of his and others like it, declaring those who disagree with him unbelievers, although their claim to faith in Allah and His Messenger exceeds his by countless degrees. There is neither might nor power except through Allah.

Thus, declaring their opponents among Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamāʿah unbelievers has become a hallmark of the renegades. As the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said in the widely transmitted authentic hadiths describing the Khawārij:

“Any one of you would consider his prayer insignificant beside theirs, his fasting beside theirs, and his recitation beside theirs. They recite the Quran, but it does not go beyond their throats. They pass out of Islam as an arrow passes through its quarry.”

In another version: “They kill the people of faith and leave the people of