The Karramiyya
الكرامية
A sect numerous in Herat and the Ghurid lands at the end of the 6th/12th century — Ibn al-Athir says the Ghurids were all Karramiyya; their Firuzkuh shaykh Ibn al-Qadwa (of the Haythamiyya branch) debated Fakhr al-Din al-Razi before Sultan Ghiyath al-Din in 595, and the riot that followed was barely contained 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
- Review
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Overview
The Karramiyya were a sect very large in number in Herat and the land of Ghur at the end of the sixth century AH. Ibn al-Athir reports that the Ghurids were all Karramiyya. 2
Ibn al-Qudwa
One of their shaykhs in Firuzkuh was the judge Majd al-Din Abd al-Majid ibn Umar, known as Ibn al-Qudwa, who was of the "Haysamiyya Karramiyya". He held a great standing among them for his asceticism, his knowledge and his household. 2
The debate with al-Razi
Ibn al-Qudwa debated Fakhr al-Din al-Razi before Sultan Ghiyath al-Din in the year 595 AH. The strife that followed nearly destroyed a great many people, had the sultan not intervened, according to Ibn al-Athir. 2
Connections
- Has member
- Ibn al-Qadwa
People and things also explored
The Firuzkuh fitna (595 AH)· فخر الدين الرازي· Ibn al-Qadwa· The people of the qibla and not declaring takfir for sin· الغيبة· علم الكلام· الإمامة· المهدية
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p. 262
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p.262
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islam.museum contributors. “The Karramiyya”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/group/karramiyya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.