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[2] Bihar al‐Anwar, vol. 12, p. 309.
[3] Al‐Keshi, Rijal.
[4] Bihar al‐Anwar, vol. 12, p. 309.
[5] Ibid.
be on them. Accordingly, we should not regard this sect and the other previous sects as among
the Shi‘ites. That is because some of them denied some of the fundamentals of the religion such
as al‐Khettabiya, who claimed that Imam al‐Sadiq, peace be on him, sent Abu al‐Khettab to the
people as a prophet. Therefore, how this sect and the like could be regarded as among the
Shi‘ites? It is worth mentioning that the Shi‘ites worship Allah, the One without partner. They
believe that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family, is the last of the prophets and master
of the apostles. Surely, regarding some of these sects, who have no faith in the Oneness of Allah,
as among the Shi‘ite sects is flagrant oppression toward this sect who has adopted Islam and
believed in all that which Allah has revealed, and who have spared no effort to raise high the word
of monotheism.
Any way, as al‐Waqifiya had bad beliefs and Ahl al‐Bayt disparaged them, they were given the
nickname of al‐Memtura (covered with rain), as a sign of likening them to dogs. Generally
speaking, al‐Waqifiya invented the thought of al‐Waqf, that they might plundered the money of
the Shi‘ites. This sect has come to an end.
These are some sects which have been regarded and numbered as among the Shi‘ites. Some sects
began and grew at that time and after it; they had nothing to do with the Shi‘ite beliefs which
have been built on monotheism and faith in all that which Islam has brought.
10. Al‐Qeramita
This sect has been added to the Shi‘ites, while it does not belong to them; rather it does not have
the nature of Islam. It has been given such a name because its founder was called Qermutewayh.
They claimed that the Imam after Ja‘far al‐Sadiq was his grandson Muhammed b. Isma’il, that he
was alive and would not die until he ruled the earth, spread justice and good all over the world,
and that he was al‐Mehdi of whom the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family, had given
good news.[1] They became strong during the caliphate of al‐Mu’tazid Billah, the ‘Abbasid. They
revolted against the then government and controlled many Islamic regions. They had many beliefs
not similar to that of Islam. Their stories and days have been mentioned in many books of
history.[2]
The Problem of the Excessive
Among the most important problems they Shi‘ites met was that of the atheistic movement of the
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