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Seveners

Islamic sect

Also known as: Sabʿīyah, Stoppers, Waqifiyah

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Related Topics:: Ismāʿīliyyah

Seveners, in Islām, minority subsect within the Ismāʿīlīte (q.v.) sect of Shīʿites.