Purity: Ruling on the Purity of the ‘Aliyyullāhī Sect

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Purity: Ruling on the Purity of the ‘Aliyyullāhī Sect

English:

Question #316:

There is a sect that calls itself ‘Aliyyullāhī, and it considers the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abītālib (a.), as a god and believes in supplicating and seeking fulfillment of requests as an alternative to prayers and fasting. Are they najis?

Answer #316:

If they believe that Amīr al-Mu’minīn, Ali ibn Abītālib (a.), is a god (Allah, the exalted, is above what they say), then the rule applicable to them is that of non-Muslims who have not a Book, i.e., they are kāfirs and najis.

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