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Sect of Islam Karramism ( Arabic : كرّاميّه , romanized : Karrāmiyyah ) was a Hanafi - Mujassim - Murji'ah sect in Islam which flourished in the central and eastern parts of the Islamic worlds, and especially in the Iranian regions, from the 9th century until the Mongol invasions in the 13th century. The sect was founded by a Sistani named Muhammad ibn Karram (d. 896) who was a popular preacher in Khorasan in the 9th century in the vicinity of Nishapur . He later emigrated with many of his followers to Jerusalem . According to him, the Karrāmites were also called the "followers of Abū'Abdallāh" (aṣḥāb Abī'Abdallāh) . Its main distribution areas were in Greater Khorasan , Transoxiana and eastern peripheral areas of Iran . Early Ghaznavids and the early Ghurid dynasty granted the Karrāmīyan rulership. The most important center of the community remained until the end of the 11th century Nishapur. After its decline, the Karrāmītes survived only in Ghazni and Ghor in the area of today's Afghanistan . A History of Palestine, 634-1099 . Sufism: A Global History . "Siyar A'lam al-Nubala' (The Biographies of the Most Noble)" (in Arabic). "من هم "الكرامية" ولماذا وصفهم أهل السنة والجماعة بأصحاب البدعة؟" (in Arabic).
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Karramiyya ( ) is a sect in Islam which flourished in the central and eastern parts of the Islamic worlds, and especially in the Iranian regions, from the 9th century until the Mongol invasions in 13th century. The sect was founded by Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad b. Karrām (d. 896) who was a popular preacher in Khurasan in the 9th century.
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Karramiyya ( ) was originally a Hanafi - Murji'ah sect in Islam which flourished in the central and eastern parts of the Islamic worlds, and especially in the Iranian regions, from the 9th century until the Mongol invasions in the 13th century.The sect was founded by a Sistani named Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad b.Karrām (d. 896) who was a popular preacher in Khurasan in the 9th century in the vicinity of Nishapur .He later emigrated with many of his followers to Jerusalem .According to him, the Karrāmites were also called the "followers of Abū'Abdallāh" (aṣḥāb Abī'Abdallāh) . .Its main distribution areas were in Greater Khorasan , Transoxiana and eastern peripheral areas of Iran .Early Ghaznavids and the early Ghurid dynasty granted the Karrāmīyan rulership.The most important center of the community remained until the end of the 11th century Nishapur.After its decline, the Karrāmīya survived only in Ghazni and Ghor in the area of today's Afghanistan .
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Sect of Islam Karramiyya ( ) was originally a Hanafi - Murji'ah sect in Islam which flourished in the central and eastern parts of the Islamic worlds, and especially in the Iranian regions, from the 9th century until the Mongol invasions in the 13th century. The sect was founded by a Sistani named Muhammad ibn Karram (d. 896) who was a popular preacher in Khurasan in the 9th century in the vicinity of Nishapur . He later emigrated with many of his followers to Jerusalem . According to him, the Karrāmites were also called the "followers of Abū'Abdallāh" (aṣḥāb Abī'Abdallāh) . Its main distribution areas were in Greater Khorasan , Transoxiana and eastern peripheral areas of Iran . Early Ghaznavids and the early Ghurid dynasty granted the Karrāmīyan rulership. The most important center of the community remained until the end of the 11th century Nishapur. After its decline, the Karrāmīya survived only in Ghazni and Ghor in the area of today's Afghanistan .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “sect in islam which flourished in the central and eastern parts of the islamic worlds”. Today it says “hanafi - mujassim - murji'ah sect in islam which flourished in the central and eastern parts of the islamic wor”. Read the current article and compare.
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sect in islam which flourished in the central and eastern parts of the islamic worlds
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hanafi - mujassim - murji'ah sect in islam which flourished in the central and eastern parts of the islamic wor
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