The Fathites (alternating Aftahiyya, Fathiyya) are now extinct branch of Shiite Muslims who were followers of Abdullah ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq al-Aftah the believer to be Imam after his father Ja'far al -Sadiq, the sixth Imam of Shiite Islam, in 766 CE. The legacy of the Imamat of Abdullah was challenged with different stories indicating whether he died within 70 days of his father, or he was not competent enough.
A faction of Fathites believed that Abdullah al-Aftah had a son, Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Aftah, who inherited the Imamate. Others, however, believe Abdullah died without issue, and later joined the mainstream Shiite Fathites, becoming followers of Musa al-Kadhim, the other son Ja'far who was recognized as the seventh Twelver Shiite imam.
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