Ibadhism the cinderella of Islam

"Ibadhism is one of the most misunderstood Islamic sects, and is wrongly considered as one of the Khawarij group of sects that are regarded as heretic or even apostate that has deviated from the mainstream of Islam. This is not the opinion of all Muslim scholars, at least at present, but it is still held by a core of sectarian fanatics partly as a result of ignorance and prejudice and partly due to political ambitions to dominate all or part of the Islamic world. The main issues of contention between the Ibadhis and some other sects are two, the first arising from historical events which happened after the death of the Holy Prophet (Peacebe upon him) or, to be more precise, during the third and fourth administrations of Caliph Uthman and Caliph Ali respectively. The second issue of dispute results from the interpretation of certain Quranic verses dealing with the events expected to take place in the Hereafter. Fortunately there are no serious disagreements in the present life as to the forms of worship, for we all pray five times a day together, fast during Ramadhan together and perform pilgrimage once a year together at the same place and time, and most important of all, we all believe in the same one God who has no partner, and in the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) as the last of His messengers. We are also generally agreed on what acts are lawful (halal) and what acts are unlawful (haram) with probably a few minor differences. | will deal first with the historical issues."