A Glance at Ghuluww (Excessive Exaggeration)

In the Islamic World there have been sects that followed the way of excessive exaggeration and hence attributed to Imam Ali and Imams the status of divinity. The present essay is a research concerning the current of Ghuluww and its role in fabricating hadiths as well as the way it is treated by holy Imams. That current is rooted in Judaism and Christianity who, as mentioned in the Quran, believed that Ezra and Jesus were sons of God. By conversion of Jews and Christians to Islam their beliefs penetrated into Muslims and gradually made such deviations in Islam.