Wikipedia's first sentence called it “once dominant shia ghulat sect”. Today it says “shi'i sect of islam that formed from the followers of al-mukhtar”.
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Kaysanites were a once dominant Shia Ghulat sect (among the Shia of the time) that formed from the followers of Al-Mukhtar . They believed in the Imamate of Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah . Following the death of Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah the sect split up into numerous sub-sects, each with their own Imam and unique beliefs. The Kaysanites would have a continual history of splitting up into smaller sub-sects following the death of their leaders. One Kaysanite sub-sect was lead by the Abbasids, who successfully revolted against the Umayyad Caliphate and then established the Abbasid Caliphate . However, following the establishment of the Abbasids as Caliphs and their disavowal of their Kaysanite origins, the majority of the Kaysanites responded by abandoning the Kaysanite Shia sect and instead switched their allegiances to other Shia sects. Thereafter, the Kaysanite Shia sect became extinct despite its once dominant position among the Shia.1
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The Kaysanites were a Shi'i sect of Islam that formed from the followers of Al-Mukhtar .They are often described in later literature as ghulat – a kind of heretic.The Abbasid Caliphate originated as a Kaysanite rebellion against the Umayyad Caliphate .
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The Kaysanites were a Shi'i sect of Islam that reportedly formed from the followers of Al-Mukhtar . They are often described in later literature as ghulat – a kind of heretic.
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Sect of Shia Islam The Kaysanites ( ) were a Shi'i sect of Islam that formed from the followers of Al-Mukhtar .They traced Imamate from Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah and his descendants.The name Kaysaniyya was most likely derived from the name of Mukhtar's chief guard, Abu Amra Kaysan .
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Sect of Shia Islam The Kaysanites ( Arabic : كيسانية , romanized : Kaysāniyya ) were a Shi'i sect of Islam that formed from the followers of Al-Mukhtar . They traced Imamate from Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah and his descendants. The name Kaysaniyya was most likely derived from the name of Mukhtar's chief guard, Abu Amra Kaysan .
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once dominant shia ghulat sect
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shi'i sect of islam that formed from the followers of al-mukhtar
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