[Rehmat]

Perhaps more than half the population of Yemen follows the Zaidi madhab – which is the closest Shi’I school of thought to the Sunni schools. It drives its name from Zaid ibn Ali – the grandson of Imam Hussain ibn Ali – who was born in 80 AH. He was martyred in a battle in 122 AH. His father was known by the title Ali – Zain al-Abideen (the jewel among worshippers) – who was an eminent scholar of his time and whose house was home to four scholars of great distinction; Ali Zain al-Abideen himself, his son, Muhammad al-Baqir, who was much older than Zaid and acted his second teacher after the death of their father – and Ja’afar, Muhammad’s son who came to be known by his title, Imam As-Sadiq.

After studying under prominent scholars in Medinah – Zaid ibn Ali traveled to Basrah, and studied under Wassil ibn Ataa (d. 132) – founder of Al-Mu’tazilah school of thoughts.

Al-Majmoo’ forms a basic component of Zaidi school of thought, and its author is said to be Imam Zaid ibn Ali.

[Istish'hadi]

Rehmat, on Oct 24 2006, 03:30 AM, said:

Perhaps more than half the population of Yemen follows the Zaidi madhab – which is the closest Shi’I school of thought to the Sunni schools. It drives its name from Zaid ibn Ali – the grandson of Imam Hussain ibn Ali – who was born in 80 AH. He was martyred in a battle in 122 AH. His father was known by the title Ali – Zain al-Abideen (the jewel among worshippers) – who was an eminent scholar of his time and whose house was home to four scholars of great distinction; Ali Zain al-Abideen himself, his son, Muhammad al-Baqir, who was much older than Zaid and acted his second teacher after the death of their father – and Ja’afar, Muhammad’s son who came to be known by his title, Imam As-Sadiq.

After studying under prominent scholars in Medinah – Zaid ibn Ali traveled to Basrah, and studied under Wassil ibn Ataa (d. 132) – founder of Al-Mu’tazilah school of thoughts.

Al-Majmoo’ forms a basic component of Zaidi school of thought, and its author is said to be Imam Zaid ibn Ali.

What are the Zaidis beleifes when it comes to wilayah and Immamah? Do they Have infallible Imams? Do they Mourn Ashura? Do they Celebrate Eid Ghadir? Do they beleive in the Infallibility of Sayyeda Al-Zahra(as)? Whats their Beleifs in Imam Al-Mahdi(AF)?....Sorry for being a pest But im just dead set curious..Thanx

[Rehmat]

As far I know:

The Zaidis believe that the true Imam must publicly assert his claim to the title and seek to overthrow the corrupt regime run by unacceptable rulers. In fact, Imam Zaid led just such a revolt and was martyred in the process. That’s why they accepted him as the true Imam and rejected his quieter brother and nephew, who are accepted as the Fifth and Sixth Imams by most Shiites.

The Zaidis also reject the doctrine of a Hidden Imam who is only spiritually present and instead, like the Isma'ilis, believe that the Imam is present.

The Zaidis believe that the Imam can be any descendant of Imam Ali , who has sufficient learning and military ability - indeed, it is possible for there to be more than one Imam at a time.

Unlike most Shiites, Zaidis do not believe that the Imam is infallible or capable of performing miracles.

Unlike most Sunnis, the Zaidis reject any form of 'sufi' tradition.

The Zaidi Imams ruled Yemen until 1962.

For more, check this blog:

http://www.geocities...2477/islam.html

[sajjad]

salam
how are u all

can u pls tell me who was the last Imam in Zaadi & in which year there Imamat had End & what is there views on NEXT IMAM

regards,

[Bilaal]

from ayatullah tabatabai's book:


Zaydism and Its Branches


The Zaydis are the followers of Zayd al-Shahid, the son of Imam al-Sajjad. Zayd rebelled in 121/737 against the Umayyad caliph Hisham 'Abd al-Malik and a group paid allegiance to him. A battle ensued in Kufa between Zayd and the army of the caliph in which Zayd was killed.

The followers of Zayd regard him as the fifth Imam of the Household of the Prophet. After him his son, Yahya ibn Zayd, who rebelled against the caliph Walid ibn Yazid and was also killed, took his place. After Yahya, Muhammad ibn 'Abdallah and Ibrahim ibn 'Abdallah, who revolted against the Abbasid caliph Mansur al-Dawaniqi and were also killed, were chosen as Imams.

Henceforth for some time there was disorder in Zaydi ranks until Nasir al-Utrush, a descendant of the brother of Zayd, arose in Khurasan. Being pursued by the governmental authorities in that region, he fled to Mazandaran, becoming himself Imam. For some time his descendants continued to rule as Imams in that area.

According to Zaydi belief any descendant of Fatimah (the daughter of the Prophet) who begins an uprising in the name of defending the truth may become Imam if he is learned in the religious sciences, ethically pure, courageous and generous. Yet for some time after Utrush and his descendants there was no Imam who could bring about an insurrection with the sword until recently when, about sixty years ago, Imam Yahya revolted in the Yemen, which had been part of the Ottoman Empire, made it independent, and began to rule there as Imam. His descendants continued to rule in that region as Imams until very recently.

At the beginning the Zaydis, like Zayd himself, considered the first two caliphs, Abu Bakr and Umar, as their Imams. But after a while some of them began to delete the name of the first two caliphs from the list of Imams and placed Ali as the first Imam.

From what is known of Zaydi beliefs it can be said that in the principles of Islam (usul) they follow a path close to that of the Mu'tazilites, while in the branches or derivative institutions of the law (furu') they apply the jurisprudence of Abu Hanifah, the founder of one of the four Sunni schools of law. They also differ among themselves concerning certain problems.[4]

4. The material of this section is based on al- Milal wa'l-nihal and the Kamil of Ibn Athir.

[Servant of Mehdi]

Salaam

A quick question , did Zayd himself declare he was the succesor of the fourth imam(as) ?

[Rehmat]

Historically - None of the Imams is known to claim that he is the only 'source of truth'.

[Bilaal]

Servant of Mehdi, on Nov 17 2006, 03:05 PM, said:

Salaam

A quick question , did Zayd himself declare he was the succesor of the fourth imam(as) ?

no

[Servant of Mehdi]

Well thats the end of this discussion then.