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The Perspectives of Sect Histrographers… H.R. Qolizadeh & E. Touran (79
In his book “Al-Tabsir”, viewpoint in his book
similar to Baghdadi, “Sawad A'zam”, which has
Esfarayeni confirmed the long been regarded as an
Sunni sects and introduced explanation of the beliefs of
them as the saved sects. In the many Hanafis. (Ref: Ibid)
13th chapter of the book, he According to Samarqandi,
mentioned the number of faith is a gift from God,
sects he believed were outside unlike the Qadariyyah, who
of Islam, hence not believe in human free will, or
considering them among the the Jabriyyah, who believe in
seventy-three Islamic sects, absolute divine will without
although their number considering human free will.
exceeds twenty sects. (Ibid: 43)
(Esfarayeni, 1980) He said that actions are not
Similarly, Hakim Samarqandi part of faith, (Ibid: 127) and
viewed the Ghalibian sect as considered them non-created.
unbelievers because they hold He mentioned intriguing
that power and the kingdom evidence and claimed if a
belongs to the one who
prevails; whoever prevails, disbeliever embraced Islam in
the kingdom will be his. He any place and situation, it was
also considered the Sifaatian accepted; But if s/he
sect as unbelievers because performed prayers, it was not
they hold that the Qur’an accepted, (Ibid: 129) which
does not reveal anything indicates his inclination
about God and is not a towards the concept of Irja’
revelation. Because of their
particular interpretations of (postponement of judgment
the Qur’an, he also on whether someone is a
considered the Lafdhiya sect believer or not).
unbelievers. (Hakim Samarqandi, Regarding the Ja'diyyah,
2014) whom he counted among the
Noticeably, Hakim Samarqandi Kharijites, he also ordered a
put forward an intriguing
