The Belief Of Al-Firkatu Naciyah (The Section Which Has Salvation)

Abstract

The studies about sects to salvation have centered on the authenticity of hadith as the basis of this belief and also on the classification of sects in accordance with this impression. They cover a little attention on the text analysis and its presentation to Qur'anic verses. The purpose of this article is to analyze the social construction of this belief and the tendencies that have emerged in the historical process. In the study, the social foundations of these beliefs were researched comparatively in the direction of the expressions of the Qur'an, and the understandings formed were criticized. It is emphasized that this hadith is designed to justify the tendencies that emerged after the death of Mohammad.