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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Who are the Alawites?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, father, the questioner asks: Who are the Alawites? And are they among the esoteric sects?

Answer:
The Alawites are a sect of the Shi'ah. The term is applied to those who deify 'Ali, saying that 'Ali is Allah or that he is the deity. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [700- 4717] من هم العلوِيُّون؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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