Zaydi Muslims

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Dawoodi_Bohra
gptkbp:acceptsImamateOf gptkb:Zayd_ibn_Ali
descendants of Hasan and Husayn
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Zaidiyyah
gptkbp:branch Shia Islam
gptkbp:coreBelief leadership by qualified descendant of Hasan or Husayn
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Twelver_Shia
gptkb:Ismaili_Shia
gptkbp:doctrine Imam must be courageous
Imam must be free from major sin
Imam must be learned and just
Imamate is not hereditary
Imam must be chosen by the community
Imam is not hidden
Imam is not infallible
Imam must be a Sayyid
Imam must be a descendant of Fatimah
Imam must be a leader in jihad
Imam must be a male
Imam must be a mujtahid
Imam must be generous
Imam must be just
Imam must be knowledgeable in Islamic law
Imam must be pious
Imam must be visible and active
Imam must call for uprising against injustice
Imam can be any descendant of Hasan or Husayn who meets criteria
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Zayd_ibn_Ali
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zaydi Muslims
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:al-Ahkam
al-Majmu'
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:legalSchoolSimilarTo gptkb:Hanafi_school
gptkbp:location gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:Yemen
gptkbp:majorDynasty gptkb:Qasimid_dynasty
gptkb:Rassid_dynasty
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy northern Yemen
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Zayd_ibn_Ali
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:al-Hadi_ila'l-Haqq_Yahya
gptkb:al-Qasim_al-Rassi
gptkb:Imam_al-Mansur_Billah
Imam al-Mutawakkil Yahya
gptkbp:notableEvent establishment of Zaydi Imamate in Yemen
rise of the Houthis in Yemen
gptkbp:notableGroup gptkb:Houthis
gptkbp:originatedIn 8th century
gptkbp:populationEstimate 10-15 million
gptkbp:rejectsDoctrineOf infallibility of Imams
occultation
gptkbp:religiousLaw Zaydi fiqh
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Imams_of_Yemen
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nayl_al-Awtar
gptkb:Tafsir_al-Shawkani
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6