بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, the Gracious the Merciful
Murji’a or “delayers”,
“postponers”, “deferrers” are heretical groups which were among the original
four deviant sects that broke away from the Jama’a of the Muslims, the other
three being the Khawarij, the Rawafid and the Qadariya. The Murji’a themselves
were split into several subsects. In this entry I shall give a brief outline of
them:
1. Yunusiya: Followers
of Yunus b. Awn al-Numairi. They believe that a Believer enters Paradise on
account of his sincerity and love (of God) alone, not on account of his deeds
and his obedience.
2. Ubaidiya: Followers
of Ubaid al-Mukta’ib. They believe that when a person dies a monotheist no sin
that he has committed or evil that he has done will harm him.
3. Ghassaniya:
Followers of Ghassan al-Kufi. They believe that faith increases but does not decrease.
4. Thaubaniya:
Followers of Abu Thauban. They believe that whatever reason manifests as not
obligatory is not part of faith.
5. Taumaniya:
Followers of Abu Mu’adh al-Taumani. They believe that the word faith refers to
the qualities of knowledge, belief, love, sincerity, and acceptance of what has
been revealed through the Prophet (peace be upon him & his family). “To
make obeisance to the sun, moon and idols is not unbelief in itself, but a sign
of unbelief”.
6. Salihiya: Followers
of Salih b. Umar al-Salihi. They believe that prayer is not worship of God, and
that there is not worship of God except faith in Him. Faith consists in the
knowledge of God; it is an undivided quality which does not increase or
decrease. Similarly, “unbelief is an undivided quality which does not increase
or decrease”.
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