Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (263) | Qarmatians
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A summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The Qarmatians.
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They are one of the Batiniyya (esoteric) Shia sects.
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They branched off from the Isma'ilis.
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And they established their state in eastern Arabia.
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They blocked the path of the pilgrims during Hajj and killed them.
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And they stole the Black Stone from the Ka'bah.
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And they transported it to the land of Hajar.
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Al-Ahsa' currently.
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And it remained there for 22 years.
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During which Hajj was suspended out of fear of them and their blocking of the pilgrims' path.
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Then they returned it to the Ka'bah.
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And they resumed the Hajj season.
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It is said they did this after a peace treaty and agreement with the Abbasid Caliphate.
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In exchange for them relinquishing the lands under their control.
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And it is said they did this when threatened by the Fatimid Ubaydi Imam.
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The Qarmatians ruled over most of the Arabian Peninsula and the Levant.
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This was during the weakness of the Abbasid Caliphate.
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They trace their lineage to Ibn Qarmat, the Batiniyya Shia.
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Named Hamdan Qarmat Ibn al-Ash'ath al-Baqqar.
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May Allah give him what he deserves.
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Among their most extreme principles of disbelief is:
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Deifying others besides Allah, the Exalted.
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And attributing infallibility to their Imams.
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And they are characterized by their reviling of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them.
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And they hold blasphemous beliefs about Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.
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Regarding His names, attributes, and actions.
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Allah is far above that, a great transcendence.