Murjiʾah

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Also Known As	Murjite
Areas Of Involvement	Islam

Topics

Yazīdī Druze Aḥmadiyyah Cathari Hare Krishna Twelver Shiʿah Shaker Khārijite Ismāʿīliyyah Nestorianism