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TheSufris (Arabic:الصفريةaṣ-Ṣufriyya) wereKhariji Muslims in the seventh and eighth centuries. The Khawarij were divided into separate groups such as the Sufri,Azariqa, Bayhasiyya, Ajardi,Najdat, andIbadi. The Sufri and Ibadi sects are considered the most moderate of the Kharijite groups due to their refusal to shed the blood of those who disagree with them. Of all the Kharijite sects, only theIbadi sect continues to exist today.
InTlemcen, Algeria, theBanu Ifran[1] were SufriBerbers who opposed rule by theUmayyad,Abbasid andFatimid Caliphates, most notably under resistance movements led byAbu Qurra (8th century) andAbu Yazid.[2] InSijilmassa, Morocco theMidrarids adopted the doctrine.
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