Title: Muslims, scholars, soldiers
Description: A study of the origin and development of the Ibadi Imamate ideal into its medieval Arabian and North African articulations, this study traces the distinctive features of the Ibadi imama to precedents among the early Kharijites, Rashidun Caliphs and pre-Islamic Arabs.
Subjects: Ibadites, Imamate, History, Ibaditen, Imamat, Islamic sects, Islam, history