Waqifa sect believed in the Imamah of Imam Jaffar as-Sadiq (as), his father Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (as) and Imam Zayn al-Abiden (as). Some of the Waqifa do not believe in the Imamah of any Imams that descend from Imam Jaffar (as).
A number of sects are defined under waqifa by the author.
- Nawusiya: These are either followers of a man called Nawus or reside in a village called Nawus. They believed that Imam as-Sadiq is still alive and that he will not die until his re-appearance where he (Imam) will be successful.
- Aftahiya: The Aftahiya believe in the transmission of the Imamamh from Imam as-Sadiq to his son Abdullah al-Aftah. Abdullah only lived for 70 days after his father and died leaving no male issue. Please see the following link.
- Shumaitiya: The Shumaitiya are followers of Yahya b. Shumait. The description about this sect is very ambiguous.
- Ismailiyya are al-Waqifa. They believe in the Imamah of Ismail b. Imam Jaffar Sadiq(as) (his father's successor). Some of Waqifas rejected that Ismail has died while other believes that he did. References about the death of Ismail.
- Musawiyyas believe in the Imamah of Imam Musa al-Kadhim but not his descendent.
Are any of these sects have followers today?
ReplyDeleteOnly the Ismaliyya exist today. The Ismailliya quoted here are proto-Ismaili. They are very different from the Fatimids (Nizaris and Mustalians).
ReplyDeletedid they all not know about hadith of 12 imams.?
ReplyDeleteThe Waqifa fabricated a number of hadiths about Musa al-Kadhim being the Qaim. And since among their followers were some of the trusted Shias who used to follow Imam al-Sadiq and Imam al-Baqir, they gain some credibility.
ReplyDeleteAs for the twelve Imam hadiths, that exists in the Sunni books. Do you think they care? Nope.