Zaidi Shia

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Shia Islam sect
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Zaidiyyah
gptkbp:coreBelief gptkb:Imamate_of_Zayd_ibn_Ali
Imam must be a descendant of Hasan or Husayn
Imamate is not hereditary
Accepts first three caliphs
Belief in justice and leadership
Closer to Sunni jurisprudence
Follows Zaydi fiqh
Follows five pillars of Islam
Imam must be chosen by the community
Imam must be learned and pious
Imam must lead a revolt against injustice
Imamate is not restricted to descendants of Husayn
Rejects doctrine of taqiyya
Rejects infallibility of Imams
Rejects occultation of Imam
gptkbp:doctrine Emphasis on political activism
Emphasis on social justice
Mu'tazilite influence
Rationalist theology
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Imamate_of_Yemen
gptkb:Qasimid_dynasty
gptkb:Rassid_dynasty
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Zaidi_State_of_Yemen
gptkb:Imamate_of_Yemen
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zaidi Shia
gptkbp:leader No single leader
gptkbp:location gptkb:India
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Jordan
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:Syria
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:Yemen
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Zayd_ibn_Ali
gptkbp:notableMovement gptkb:Houthi_movement
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Yahya_ibn_Zayd
gptkb:Zayd_ibn_Ali
gptkb:al-Hadi_ila'l-Haqq_Yahya
gptkb:al-Qasim_al-Rassi
gptkbp:originatedIn 8th century
gptkbp:percentageOfYemenPopulation about 35-40%
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Twelver_Shia
gptkb:Houthi_movement
gptkb:Ismaili_Shia
Sunni Islam
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Hadith
gptkb:Quran
Zaydi legal texts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shia_seminaries
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6