The Dhammiyya Shia was a ghulat sect of Islam. The name Dhammiyya was derived from the Arabic word dhamm (i.e. blame). Therefore, the Arabic name Dhammiyya is translated as blamers.
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The Dhammiyya Shia was one of the sects believed to have been derived from the Saba'iyya (followers of Abdullah Ibn Saba).[citation needed] The sect was also known as the 'Ulyaniyya or 'Alya'iyya, named after ‘Ulyan (or 'Alya) ibn Dhira' as-Sadusi (or ad-Dawsi, or al-Asdi), and appear to have been active around 800 CE.[1][2]
The Dhammiyya Shia had the following beliefs:[3][4]