| | Zaiddiyah - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Zaiddiyah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | Zaiddiyah (also: Zaidi, Zaydi, or in the West Fivers) refers to a sect within Shia Islam. |
 | | Zaidi separated from the main Shia branch (the "Twelvers") over a disagreement as to who the fifth Imam was. |
 | | As such, the ruler of Yemen was known as the Caliph, and this system continued until the middle of the 20th century (1962). |
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