Religious Sect of Zikris and Their Beliefs (Critical Research)

Abstract

The Zikri sect is one of the sects attributed to Islam that arose in the 10th solar century in the Makran area of Baluchistan state of Pakistan, and there are followers of this sect in the same region and its neighboring regions such as Sindh state of Pakistan, Khorasan and Baluchistan provinces of Iran and in Farah province of Afghanistan. Some of the followers of this sect have also been scattered in the countries of Central Asia. This sect has claimed that a man was created by the light of God without a father or mother in the present Attak region of Pakistan. They claimed that there is no difference between him and God. He is the source of all beings and he was called Mahdi the last prophets. It should be noted that the word monotheism of this sect is different from the word monotheism of Muslims. The monotheism word of this group has many words and expressions, but the most famous of them is their saying: “There is no god but Allah, the pure light of Muhammad Al-Mahdi, the Messenger of Allah” “ .”لا إله إلا الله، نور پاك محمد المهدي رسول اللهThe followers of this sect claimed that although the Holy Quran was revealed to the Prophet Ahmad Arabi, but their Mahdi (Mullah Muhammad Mahdi) is the one whom God has assigned to interpret the Quran, and according to them, interpretation means the inner commands of the Holy Quran. All the religious issues of the Zikri sect regarding their alleged Mahdi; According to their clear opposition to Sharia texts, rational reasons and the compromise of the Islamic Ummah are invalid. This sect believes in the so-called Mahdi and claims that he is the Mahdi and the last of the prophets. The have opposed all of the Islamic Ummah. This sect attributes itself to the holy religion of Islam, while holy Islam is beautiful and clean from their superstitious beliefs, such as the innocence of the wolf from the blood of Yusuf, peace be upon him.