They are more commonly known as the Shee’ah who have exceeded in their love and honour for the Aal al-Bayt (the family of the Prophet ﷺ).
Category: Raafidhah
al-Baaqiriyyah
They are from amongst the sects of the Shee’ah (Raafidhah) who are the followers of Abu Ja’far Muhammad ‘Alee al-Baaqir and his son Ja’far as-Saadiq. They claim leadership (imaamah) of these two along with their father Zayn al-‘Aabideen, whilst some amongst them halt the imaamah at just one of them, and do not pass the […]
al-Baabiyyah
This sect is a misguided one which is an offshoot of the Shee’ah (Raafidhah) sect of al-Ithnaa ‘Ashariyyah. Its first beginnings were in Iran. It was called the “al-Baabiyyah” because it was in reference to its founder who called himself “al-Baab”. And al-Baab claimed prophethood for himself, and that Allaah was present within him. The […]
al-Aftahiyyah
The Aftahiyyah are a sect from amongst the Raafidhah. They claim the imaamah was passed from Ja’far as-Saadiq to his son ‘Abdullaah al-Aftah, who was Ismaa’eel’s brother – both having the same parents, their mother being Faatimah bint al-Husayn ibn al-Hasan ibn ‘Alee.
Aaghaakhaaniyyah
The sect of the Aaghaakhaaniyyah is an offshoot of the Ismaa’eeliyyah, and its founder was Hasan ‘Alee Shaah, who is known as “Aaghaa Khaan” (Aga Khan) as are those who follow him in successive leadership. This sect started in Iran during the first third of the 19th century. Their ‘aqeedah revolves around their belief that […]
al-Ismaa’eeliyyah
They are from amongst the sects of the Raafidhah who affirmed their leadership (imaamah) to Ismaa’eel ibn Ja’far as-Saadiq, who was his eldest son. It is said that he did not marry any woman and nor did he buy a slavegirl whilst his mother was alive, in accordance to the Sunnah of the Messenger of […]
al-Ithnaa ‘Ashariyyah
They are the twelve sects from amongst the Raafidhah who claim the infallibility of their twelve imaams, who are: ‘Alee ibn Abee Taalib, al-Hasan ibn ‘Alee, al-Husayn ibn ‘Alee, Faatimah bint Muhammad, Ja’far as-Saadiq, ‘Alee ar-Ridhaa, al-Hasan al-‘Askaree, Ahmad al-Baaqir, Moosaa al-Kaathim, Muhammad al-Jawaad, as-Sajaad. And this sect claims that these twelve imaams have special […]