Abu al-Husayn Zayd ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali

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Abu al-Husayn Zayd ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali was an 8th-century Alid imam and theologian whose leadership and revolt against the Umayyads became foundational for the Zaydi branch of Shia Islam.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Alid ⓘ
historicalPerson ⓘ
imam ⓘ
rebelLeader ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
ancestor Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad
areaOfExpertise Islamic law ⓘ
Islamic theology ⓘ
Quranic exegesis ⓘ
associatedSect Zaydiyya ⓘ
linked to: Zaydi Shia
associatedWithCity Kufa ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Iraq ⓘ
associatedWithSchoolOfThought Zaydi theology ⓘ
linked to: Zaydi kalam
belongsToLineage Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ
branchOfIslamAssociatedWith Zaydi branch of Shia Islam ⓘ
century 8th century ⓘ
conflictWith Umayyad governor of Kufa ⓘ
dynasty Banu Hashim ⓘ
eponymOf Zaydi branch of Shia Islam ⓘ
father Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin ⓘ
givenName Zayd ⓘ
grandfather al-Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
linked to: Imam Husayn
greatGrandfather Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
greatGrandmother Fatimah bint Muhammad ⓘ
honorific al-Shahid (the martyr) ⓘ
linked to: Al-Shahid al-Awwal
house House of Ali ⓘ
influenced Zaydi jurisprudence ⓘ
linked to: Zaydi fiqh

Zaydi political theory ⓘ
knownFor being a foundational figure for Zaydi Shia Islam ⓘ
his theological views on the imamate ⓘ
leading a revolt against the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
kunya Abu al-Husayn ⓘ
languageOfScholarship Arabic ⓘ
movementNamedAfter Zaydi movement ⓘ
linked to: Zaydi Shia
opposedDynasty Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
politicalPosition advocated uprising against unjust rulers ⓘ
regardedAs martyr by many Shia groups ⓘ
rightful imam by Zaydis ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
Shia Islam ⓘ
Zaydi Islam ⓘ
linked to: Zaydi Shia
revoltTarget Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
roleInZaydiyya foundational imam ⓘ
subTribe Banu Hashim ⓘ
tribe Quraysh ⓘ
viewOnImamate imamate belongs to any qualified descendant of Hasan or Husayn who rises against injustice ⓘ

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Zayd ibn Ali → fullName → Abu al-Husayn Zayd ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ