The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1048 page)

(Arab., pl. of
‘ib
da
, ‘service’ or ‘worship’). The rules governing worship in Islam. The singular is common in Qur’
n, e.g. 10. 29; 19. 65.

 
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‘Ib
diy(y)a
,
‘Ibadites, or ‘Ab
dites
.

The only continuing branch of the
Kharijites
, who are found particularly in Oman, and in N. and E. Africa. Their (probable) founder, ‘Abd All
h b. ‘Ib
d (1st cent. AH) took a far more moderate line, not regarding non-Kharijites as
mushrik
n
(
shirk
), and therefore rejecting political assassination as a weapon. Marriage with non-‘Ib
dites was also allowed. It influenced other Muslim movements, of which the most enduring has been the
Wahh
b
s
.

 
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