Purity: Ruling on the ‘Aliyyullāhī Sect’s Divine Claims About Imam ‘Alī (a.)

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Purity: Ruling on the ‘Aliyyullāhī Sect’s Divine Claims About Imam ‘Alī (a.)

English:

Question #317:

There is a sect called ‘Aliyyullāhī which says that Ali (a.) is not a god, although he is not less than a god either. What is the rule applicable to them?

Answer #317:

If they do not ascribe a partner to Allah, the One, the Munificent and the Exalted, the rule applicable to them is not that of polytheists.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Rules of Non-Muslims