Bibliography: BIB00855

Key	BIB00855
Reference type	Book Section
Title	Shī'ahs
Book title	Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics
Author	Patton, Walter M.
Editor	Hastings, J.
Year	1908
Publisher	Clark ; New York : Scribner
Place published	Edinburgh
Abstract	The most important outgrowths of the Shī'ah party are: (1) the Zaidiyah sect; (2) the Ismā'ilians; (3) their offspring, the Carmatians; (4) the Fātimids; (5) the Druses (derived from the Fatimids); (6) the Hashishin, or Assassins (a develo pment within the Ismā'ilian sect); (7) in quite modern times the Shaikhī sect and its derivatives, the Bábis and Baháis. The Shaikhī sect took its rise in Persia in the early years of the last century. They are Ithna-'asharīyah ('Twelvers') by profession, but hold an exaggerated belief in the divinity of the imāms, especially of the imām Mahdī. The sect is of interest because from it sprang Mirza Muhammad'Alī, the founder of the Bābī sect—an eclectic religious enterprise which renounced connexion with conventional Islām and struck out a path for itself. From Bābīism has sprung in its turn Bāhāism (sic), which aims at being a universal religion. Bābīism was founded in 1844–45, and Bāhāism in 1892. These sects are not recognized or tolerated by the Shī'ahs.
Notes	Bahá'í Faith: XI:456, 457.
Language	English
Keywords	SHIAH
Pages	XI:453–458
Section	10.