Bayan ibn Sam'an al-Tamimi
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Bayān ibn Samʿān | |
|---|---|
| بيان بن سمعان | |
| Died | c. 737 CE |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Umayyad |
| School | Ghulat |
| Main interests | Claiming prophethood |
| Notable ideas | Bayaniyya sect, Quranic createdness |
Bayān ibn Samʿān at-Tamīmī an-Nāhdī (Arabic: بيان بن سمعان التميمي النهدي) was the founder of the 8th-century Bayaniyya sect of Shi'a Islam, as well as a claimant to prophethood. He was also the first to spread the idea of Quranic createdness.
According to the Shi'ite theologian Abu Muhammad al-Hasan ibn Musa al-Nawbakhti, Bayan ibn Sam'an was a Shi'ite of the Ghulat who supported Abu Hashim as a rightful caliph, but later claimed prophethood after Abu Hashim died.[1] Bayan ibn Sam'an was also a supporter of the idea of Quranic createdness and was considered as one of the first people to have propagated the idea widely.[2][3] These theological virtues regarding the Qur'an served as the basis for the theology of al-Ja'd ibn Dirham and later Jahm ibn Safwan of the Jahmi group.[2][3]
Bayan ibn Sam'an is considered to have been the founder of the 8th-century Bayaniyya sect of Ghulat Shi'ism, which is now counted amongst the extinct Shi'a sects.[1][4]