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. Translation originally published on 13 October, 2002.
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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 […]