Abloqiyya

Abloqiyya, are a branch of the "Rawandiyya" sect that was established in the form of a religious sect by Iranians after the killing of Abu Muslim al-Khurasani and by the order of al-Mansur al-Abbasi.

History

The founder of this sect was a piebald man, which means "ablaq" in Arabic. He was among the extremists of the Rawandiyya and he exaggerated regarding the Abbasid family. He said that the spirit that existed in Jesus son of Mary, incarnated in Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) and other Shia Imams and from their bodies entered the body of Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Imam al-Abbasi and then "incarnated" in Abu Ja'far al-Mansur, and all of them are gods.

He considered all haram and forbidden things as halal and permissible. He would invite a group of his followers to his house and give them wine to drink and make them lie with his wife until Asad ibn Abdallah al-Qasri al-Bajali caught him and killed him and his men. Al-Tabari says: His followers existed until his time. They considered Abu Ja'far al-Mansur the successor of Imam Ibrahim and worshipped him and considered him God and they entered his Green Palace and went onto the roof and, intending to fly, threw themselves from the top of the palace to the ground and destroyed themselves. A group of them wore weapons and raised the cry "Ya Abu Ja'far" and said: O Abu Ja'far! "Ant, Ant" [You, You], meaning "You are the One", i.e., "You are God" until one day Abu Ja'far al-Mansur attacked them with some of his soldiers, those who had risen against him with weapons, and put them to the sword. Apparently, this sect is the same as the "Rawandiyya", extremists supporting the Banu Abbas and they are also called Ibrahimiyya due to their belief in the divinity of Imam Ibrahim ibn Muhammad.

See also

• Rawandiyya
• al-Mansur al-Abbasi
• Abu Muslim al-Khurasani

Sources

• Mohammad-Javad Mashkur, Culture of Islamic Sects, Mashhad, Astan Quds Razavi Publications, Year 1372 SH, 2nd Ed, Entry date: n.d., Access date: 15 Dey 1404 SH.