Zaydis

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Dawoodi_Bohra
gptkbp:acceptImamateOf gptkb:Zayd_ibn_Ali
any descendant of Hasan or Husayn who rises against tyranny
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Zaydiyyah
gptkbp:branch Shia Islam
gptkbp:currentStronghold northern Yemen
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Twelver_Shia
gptkb:Ismaili_Shia
gptkbp:doctrine Imam can be deposed
Imam can be more than one at a time
Imam must be courageous
Imam must be free from major sin
Imam must be from Fatimah's descendants
Imam must be knowledgeable
Imam must be learned and just
Imam must be male
Imam must be publicly proclaimed
Imam must call to jihad
Imamate is not hereditary
reject infallibility of Imams
reject occultation of Imam
gptkbp:foundedIn 8th century
gptkbp:holyBook gptkb:Quran
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zaydis
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:location gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:Yemen
gptkbp:majorDynasty gptkb:Idrisid_dynasty
gptkb:Alid_dynasties_of_Tabaristan
gptkb:Zaydi_Imamate_of_Yemen
gptkb:Banu_Ukhaidhir
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Zayd_ibn_Ali
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Imam_Yahya_Muhammad_Hamid_ed-Din
gptkb:Imam_al-Hadi_ila'l-Haqq_Yahya
gptkb:Imam_al-Qasim
gptkbp:populationEstimate 10 million
gptkbp:rejectImamateOf gptkb:Muhammad_al-Baqir
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Houthis
gptkbp:rituals similar to Sunni practices
gptkbp:schoolOfLaw Zaydi fiqh
gptkbp:theology Mu'tazilite
gptkbp:viewOnCompanions more accepting of early caliphs than other Shia
gptkbp:viewOnImamate Imam must be a descendant of Hasan or Husayn and rise against injustice
gptkbp:viewOnSunni closest to Sunni Islam among Shia branches
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Imamate_of_Zayd_ibn_Ali
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6