The Dhammiyya
Shia was a ghulatsect of Islam. The name Dhammiyya was derived from the Arabic word dhamm (i.e. blame). Therefore, the Arabic name Dhammiyya is translated as blamers.
The Dhammiyya Shia was one of the sects believed to have been derived from the Saba'iyya (followers of
Abdullah Ibn Saba).[citation needed] 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]
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