"Al-Qat‘iyyah" (a Rafidi sect) (قَطْعِيَّةٌ)
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المعنى الاصطلاحي :
A sect that belongs to the Twelver Imami Rafidis.
الشرح المختصر :
"Al-Qat‘iyyah" is a sect that belongs to the Twelver Imami Rafidis who speak of the Imamate of twelve Imams. They were called "Al-Qat‘iyyah" because they decisively held that Mūsa al-Kazhim was an Imam. They had no doubts about his death. This sect had broken into many groups who do not believe in twelve Imams. This means that "Al-Qat‘iyyah" comprises members who no longer belong to the Twelver Imamis.
التعريف اللغوي المختصر :
"Qat‘iyyah": an ascription to the term "qat‘", which means cutting and separating. "Qat‘" is also used to mean stating with decisiveness and certainty. "Al-Qat‘iyyah" is a sect that was named thus because they made a decisive statement regarding an issue.