When Amir al-Mu’minin was told that the Kharijites had all been killed, he said:

“By Allah, no, not yet. They still exist in the loins of men and wombs of women. Whenever a chief would appear from among them he would be cut down till the last of them would turn thieves and robbers.”¹

1. This prophecy of Amir al-Mu’minin also proved true word for word. Every chief of the Kharijites who rose was put to the sword. A few of their chiefs who were put to death are mentioned here:

1) Nafi’ ibn Azraq al-Hanafi: the largest group of the Kharijites namely al-Azariqah is named after him. He was killed by Salamah al-Bahili during encounter with the army of Muslim ibn A Ubays.

2) Najdah ibn A Amir: the an-Najadat al- A Adhirriyyah sect of Kharijites is named after him. Abu Fudayk, the Kharijite, killed him.

3) A Abdullah ibn Ibad at-Tamimi: Thesect Ibadite (Ibadiyyah) is named after him. He was killed during an encounter with A Abdullah ibn Muhammed ibn A Atiyyah.

4) Abu Bayhas Haysam ibn Jabir ad-Duba’i: Thesect of al-Bayhasiyyah is named after him. A Othman ibn Hayyan al-Murri, governor of Medina, severed his hands and feet then killed him.

5) A Urwah ibn Udayyah at-Tamimi: Ziyad ibn Abih killed him during thereign of Mu’awiyah.

6) Qatari ibn al-Fuja’h al-Mazini at-Tamimi: When he encountered the army of Sufyan ibn al-Abrad al-Kalbi in Tabarastan, then Sawrah, Ibn al-Hurr ad-Darimi killed him.

7) Abu Milal Mirdas ibn Udayyah at-Tamimi: He was killed in an encounter with A Abbas ibn Akhdar al-Mazini.

8) Shawdhab al-Khariji al-Yashkuri: He was killed during an encounter with Sa’id ibn A Amr al-Harashi.

9) Hawtharah ibn Wada’ al-Asadi: He was killed at the hands of a man of Banu Tayy.

10) Al-Mustawrid ibn A Ullafah at-Taymi: He was killed by Ma’qil ibn Qays ar-Riyahi in thereign of Mu’awiyah.

11) Shabib ibn Yazid ash-Shaybani: He died by being drowned in the river.

12) A Imran ibn al-Harith ar-Rasibi: He was killed in the battle of Dulab.

13, 14) Zahhaf at-Ta’i and Qurayb ibn Murrah al-Azdi: They were killed in an encounter with Banu Taliyah.

15) az-Zubayr ibn Ali as-Saliti at-Tamimi: He was killed in an encounter with A Attab ibn Warqa’ ar-Riyahi.

16) Ali ibn Bashir ibn al-Mahuz al-Yarbu’i: Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf ath-Thaqafi killed him.

17) A Ubaydullah ibn Bashir: He was killed in an encounter with al-Muhallab ibn Abu Sufrah in the battle of Dulab.

18) Abul-Wazi’ ar-Rasibi: A man in the graveyard of Banu Yashkur pushed a wall on him and killed him.

19) A Abd Rabbih as-Saghir: He was killed in an encounter with al-Muhallab ibn Abu Sufrah.

20) al-Walid ibn Tarif ash-Shaybani: He was killed in an encounter with Yazid ibn Mazyad ash-Shabani.

(21-24) A Abdullah ibn Yahya al-Kindi, al-Mukhtar ibn A Awf al-Azdi (Abu Hamzah ash-Shari), Abrahah ibn as-Sabah and Balj ibn A Uqbah al-Asadi: They were killed by’Abdul-Malik ibn A Atiyyah as-Sa`di in thereign of Marwan ibn Muhammed (the last of Umayyads caliph).