Salafi Scholar of the Sharīʿah Ibn Kathīr: The Khārijites are the Strangest of Species Created by Allāh: Misguided Ignoramuses and Wretched, Despicable in Statements and Deeds, Losers in This Life and the Next. Ibn Kathir (rahimahullaah) said, "I said: And this faction amongst mankind (the Khārijites) are from the strangest of species amongst the children of Ādam, and sublime is Allāh who created variations in His creation as He desired and which preceded in great His (prior) estimation (qadar) [before creating the heavens and Earth]... " Download Full PDF Document.