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What sect of Islam separated from mainstream Shia due to the crisis of succession after the death of Ja'far al-Sadiq?

  • Sunni

  • Wahhabi

  • Isma'ilis

  • Hanbali

Answer

The Isma'ilis are a branch of Islam that separated from mainstream Shia due to the crisis of succession after the death of Ja'far al-Sadiq. They believe that Isma'il ibn Ja'far was the rightful successor to Ja'far, and that the Imamate passed to him and his descendants. The mainstream Shia believe that Musa al-Kazim was the rightful successor, and that the Imamate passed to him and his descendants.
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