Yaʽfuriyya Shia
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The Yaʽfuriyya Shia (named for Muhammad ibn Yaʽfur, to whom they were related) was a ghulat sect of Shia Islam. The sect was also referred to as the Muʽammariyya Shia. The Yaʽfuriyya believed in reincarnation and a man named Muʽammar al-Kufi to be their Lord.
Beliefs
The Ya’furiyya Shia had the following beliefs:
They believed that the Imams after Muhammad were (in chronological order):
Ali, then
Hasan ibn Ali, then
When Hasan ibn Ali pledged allegiance to Muawiyah I, the Imamate was taken away from him and given to Husayn ibn Ali
Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin
Muhammad al-Baqir
The Ya’furiyya Shia do not know the names of the Imams after Muhammad al-Baqir, other than a few.
They believed the world will always have an Imam and never be without one.
They believed that anyone who denies and rejects the Imams (even one Imam) is an unbeliever.
They believed that anyone who acknowledges and accepts all the Imams and knows their names is a believer.
They believed that anyone who acknowledges all the Imams but does not know all or some of their names is neither a believer nor an unbeliever.
They believed that a man called Mu’ammar al-Kufi was their Lord.
They did homage to Mu’ammar al-Kufi morning and evening.
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