Which is the more accurate term: the Rafidah or the Shi'ah?
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Question:
The questioner asks: Which of the two names is more accurately used, the Rafidah or the Shi'ah?
Answer:
The Rafidah is a later term. "Shi'ah" is a general term. Yes, all the Shi'ah, with their various sects, because the Shi'ah have many sects, and the Rafidah are one of their sects, or a sect among the Shi'ah. Yes. So every Rafidi is a Shi'i, but not every Shi'i is a Rafidi; he may be non-Rafidi, he may be a Fatimi, a Qarmati, or an Ismaili. The sects of the Shi'ah are numerous.
The questioner asks: Which of the two names is more accurately used, the Rafidah or the Shi'ah?
Answer:
The Rafidah is a later term. "Shi'ah" is a general term. Yes, all the Shi'ah, with their various sects, because the Shi'ah have many sects, and the Rafidah are one of their sects, or a sect among the Shi'ah. Yes. So every Rafidi is a Shi'i, but not every Shi'i is a Rafidi; he may be non-Rafidi, he may be a Fatimi, a Qarmati, or an Ismaili. The sects of the Shi'ah are numerous.
Source
العلاقة بين الرافضة والشيعة — alfawzan.live
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