Introduction: Modern day Khawarij characterized by followers often quote the verse of Quran indicated in the heading to argue most Muslims are polytheists. It should be noted that prominent scholars of heterodoxy – like of Shaykh Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab and Shaykh Shah Ismail Dehalvi and subsequently it has been employed by all those who espouse and promote their brands of ‘pure/true’ Islam. Hence it is imperative this verse is explained in the light of Quran and Sunnah of Prophet (sallallahu