KarrÄmÄ«yya Relations with Other Islamic Sects in the Third to Sixth Centuries AH: A Glance on Its Relationship with Sufism

Hamidreza Sanaei; Robabeh Jafarpour

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KarrÄmÄ«yya Relations with Other Islamic Sects in the Third to Sixth Centuries AH: A Glance on Its Relationship with Sufism

In: Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 33

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Hamidreza Sanaei

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004544574_013

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Abstract

The KarrÄmÄ«yya sect was prevalent in the vast land of eastern Islamic world, especially KhurÄsÄn, during the third to sixth centuries AH. The asceticism and piety of the KarrÄmites and their ease in converting people to Islam were conducive to converting people there to Islam in the eastern regions of the Islamic world. However, some of their creeds, such as the incarnation (TajsÄ«m) of God and perhaps their conflicts with other sects, led many Al-Milal wa al-Nihal sources to adopt a hostile attitude towards them and to call them heretics. Their description of KarrÄmÄ«yya is such that the nature of this sect and its relationship with other sects of Islam were obscured. The connections and distinctions of KarrÄmÄ«yya with the theological schools and SunnÄ« jurisprudence are not completely clear. In addition, some scholars have linked this sect to Sufism (Taá¹£awwuf) due to its ascetic tendencies. This study tries to show the relations of this sect with other sects and religions, especially with Sufism, by examining various sources. The results indicate that although some KarrÄmites abided by the á¸¤anafÄ« jurisprudence, the sect itself can be considered as an independent sect in terms of theology and jurisprudence. Not only did the KarrÄmÄ«yya and KarrÄmites have no connection with Sufism and Sufis, but also there were many differences and sometimes conflicts between them. In addition to the main focus of this study, by exploring the characteristics of the KarrÄmÄ«yya, the authors find out many similarities between them and the Å¢ÄlibÄn, one of the contemporary political-religious movements.

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Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 33

New Vistas in the Study of Religious and Non-religious Belief

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