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 imaamah to their children, while others do.
Translation originally published on 15 October, 2002.
