Dhammiya

The Dhammiyya Shia was a ghulat sect of Islam. The name Dhammiyya was derived from the Arabic word dhamm (i.e. blame). Therefore, the Arabic name Dhammiyya is translated as blamers.

Part of a series on Islam
Shia Islam
Beliefs and practices
Days of remembrance
History
Branches and sects
Ahl al-Kisa
Holy women
 Shia Islam portal

History

The Dhammiyya Shia was one of the sects believed to have been derived from the Saba'iyya (followers of Abdullah Ibn Saba). The sect was also known as the 'Ulyaniyya or 'Alya'iyya, named after ‘Ulyan (or 'Alya) ibn Dhira' as-Sadusi (or ad-Dawsi, or al-Asdi), and appear to have been active around 800 CE.[1][2]

Beliefs

The Dhammiyya Shia had the following beliefs:[3][4]

  • They believed that Ali was a close friend of Muhammad and should have been the first caliph
  • A group of the Dhammiyya believed that both Muhammad and Ali were divine. Therefore, some of them held Muhammad and Ali as equals.[5]
  • A group of the Dhammiyya believed that Muhammad, Ali, Fatimah, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, who are in one Al-i Aba (overcoat), make up one unity.
    • The same one spirit entered all 5 of them at the same time.
    • All 5 of them have no superiority over one another.
    • Fatima, along with the other 4, is also a male and not a female.[6]

See also

Notes
  1. Suffering in the Mu'tazilite theology: ‘Abd al-J̆abbār's teaching on pain ..., by Margaretha T. Heemskerk, pg.28, and 209
  2. An Introduction to Shi’i Islam: The History and Doctrines of Twelver Shi’ism, by Moojan Momen
  3. Archived August 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Documents of The Right Word, by Hakikat Kitapevi, pg.66
  5. The History and Doctrines of Twelver Shi’ism, by Moojan Momen
  6. Documents of The Right Word, by Hakikat Kitapevi, pg.66
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.