A Survey on Imams’ Manner of Opposition with Extremist, Ghalianeh, Currents from the Beginning to Imam Sadiq’s Period

The present paper is an attempt to review the opposition of Imams with different and various currents of Ghalian (from the beginning to Imam Sadiq’s period). On the one hand, there were groups which gradually and passing the time turned their initial beliefs to coherent sects during Imam Sadiq’s period; on the other hand, Imams, as the authorities of religion, appropriate to the time and the emerged conditions began to oppose the deviated currents such as Ghalian. Perhaps, one of the most important reasons of that period was the emerged political conditions that caused the conflict between the Umayyad and Abbasids. This made these groups to try to promote their own speculation confidently and convert themselves into groups with distinct leadership teams. The present study aims at analyzing the exaggerating current from the mentioned period to Imam Sadiq’s period i.e. the period in which Ghalian were reached their development and growth. Although Ghalianeh trends were never terminated in the Muslims’ society, the conflict of the Shiite Imams with these currents moved these groups to margins to a large extent and made the Shia perspective clear and distinct from the beliefs of such deviated groups.