The Bazighiyya Shia (named for Bazigh ibn Yunus, to whom they were related) was a Ghulat sect of

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. They believed that Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Sādiq was God. Today, descendants of the followers of the sect either converted to Shia Islam or mainstream Twelver Shia Islam.Moosa, Matti (1987). Extremist Shiites: the ghulat sects. Syracuse University Press

Beliefs

The Bazighiyya Shia had the following beliefs: *They believed the

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are (in chronological order): **

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, then ** Husayn ibn Ali, then ** Alī ibn Ḥusayn Zayn al-Abidin, then ** Muḥammad ibn ‘Alī al-Baqir *They believed that Ja'far al-Sadiq (who succeeded his father Muhammad al-Baqir) was not an Imam, but God Himself. *They believed Ja'far al-Sadiq commands the Bazighiyya Shi’ites the acts of the inhabitants of heaven. *They believed God does not look like Ja'far al-Sadiq, but He merely presents Himself to the people in Ja'far's form. *They believed the Imams after Ja'far al-Sadiq, like the Imams before him, are not gods. *They believed that everything that is born in their hearts is revelation. *They believed that every Bazighiyya Shi’ite receives revelation. To support their belief they used as evidence the words of God in the Qur’an: **“Nor can a soul die except by the leave of God” and **“And your Lord inspired the bee” and **“And behold, I inspired the disciples to have faith in Me.” *They believed there are among them some who are better than the angels

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, and the prophets

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and Muhammad. *They believed that no Bazighiyya Shi’ite will die. Rather, when one of them reaches perfection in his devotion, he is taken up to the heavenly kingdom. *They believed they have seen those of them that are deceased, and that they see them in the morning and evening.

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