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Sālimiyya

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Salimiyya (Arabic: السالمية) was a Sufi movement in Basra, named after Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Salim (d. 297/909) and his son Ahmad (d. 356/967). They believed that the individual letters and sounds of the Qur'an are eternal.[1]

Followers of the movement are known as Salimis.

References

  1. ^ Hoover, J. (1 September 2004). "Perpetual Creativity in the Perfection of God: Ibn Taymiyya's Hadith Commentary on God's Creation of this World". Journal of Islamic Studies. 15 (3): 287–329. doi:10.1093/jis/15.3.287.