A classification of 73 firga
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Imam Shatibi
al-Itisam, II, 232-240
Some of the scholars have the opinion that the base of these groups consist of
eight groups. And some of them stated that the greatest firqa of Islam are
eight.
Mutazila
1- Wasiqiyya
2- Amriyya
3- Hudhayliyya
4- Nazzamiyya
5- Aswariyya
6- Isqafiyya
7- Jafariyya
8- Bishriyya
9- Mazdariyya
10- Hishamiyya
11- Salihiyya
12- Haitiyya
13- Hadbiyya
14- Mamariyya
15- Sumamiyya
16- Hayyatiyya
17- Jahiziyya
18- Kabiyya
19- Jubbaiyya
20- Bahashmiyya
Shia
a) Ghulat
1- Sabaiyya
2- Kamiliyya
3- Bayaniyya
4- Mughiriyya
5- Janahiyya
6- Mansuriyya
7- Hattabiyya
8- Ghurabiyya
9- Zammiyya
10- Hishamiyya
11- Zurariyya
12- Yunusiyya
13- Shaytaniyya
14- Ridhamiyya
15- Mufawwiza
16- Badaiyya
17- Nasriyya
18- Ismailiyya
i) Batiniyya
ii) Karamita
iii) Haramiyya
iv) Sabiyya
v) Babakiyya
vi) Hamdiyya
b) Zaydiyya
1- Jarudiyya
2- Sulaymaniyya
3- Bashiriyya
c) Imamiyya
Khawarij
1- Muhakkima
2- Bayhassiyya
3- Azariqa
4- Najadat
5- Abdiyya (Asfariyya)
6- Ibadiyya
i) Hafsiyya
ii) Yazidiyya
iii) Harithiyya
iv) Mutiiyya
7- Ajarida
i) Maymuniyya
ii) Shuaybiyya
iii) Hazimiyya
iv) Hamziyya
v) Malumiyya
vi) Mahjuliyya
vii) Saltiyya
viii) Salabiyya
1- Ahnasiyya
2- Mabadiyya
3- Shaybaniyya
4- Mukarramiyya
Murjia
1- Abidiyya
2- Yunusiyya
3- Gassaniyya
4- Sawbaniyya
5- Sawmaniyya
Najjariyya
1- Bargusiyya
2- Zafaraniyya
3- Mustadraka
Jabriyya
Mushabbiha
Firqa-i Najiya
The intention is not to definitely explain these numbers which symbolize the
groups in madhabs, it is a forcefully made good intention to suit the sahih
hadith. The reason for this is that there is no evidence in deen to prove that
this number is definite. Without exceeding or lacking the number of these
groups being 73, reason is not sufficient. Thus there is no evidence that
proves these groups are related with aqaid.
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