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	Zaidiyyah
		Zaidis also do not believe that the Imamate must pass from father to son, but believe it can be held by any Sayyid descended from both Hasan ibn Ali or Husayn ibn Ali.
		Zaidis believe Zayd was the rightful successor to the ImÄmate because he led a rebellion against the Umayyads, whom he believed were tyrannical and corrupt.
		The first Zaidi state was established in Tabaristan (northern Iran) in 864 C.E.; it lasted until the death of its leader at the hand of the Samanids in 928 C.E. Forty years later the state was revived in Gilan (north-western Iran) and survived under Hasanid leaders until the 12th century.
	www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2F%3Farticle%3DZaidis%26type%3Den (699 words)

	Zaiddiyah - Definition, explanation
		Zaidi separated from the main Shia branch (the Shia Ithna Asharia or "Twelvers") over a disagreement as to who the fifth Imam was.
		Zaidis see Zayd as the fifth Imam because of the rebellion he led against the Umayyad dynasty, which he believed was corrupt.
		Zaidis also do not believe that the Imamate must pass from father to son, but believe it can be held by any descendant of Ali.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/z/za/zaiddiyah.php (365 words)

	Ayatollah Sistani and the War in Yemen - Worldpress.org
		Zaidi editor Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani watches from behind bars as his lawyer argues with the judge during an appeals court session in Sanaa, Yemen, in March.
		Officials of Saleh’s Sunni government have characterized Zaidi teachings as “blasphemous,” “backwards” and “deviant.” The curriculum of some hard core Wahhabi schools, the greater threat according to analysts, was not addressed in their statements.
		A Zaidi judge, Mohammed Luqman, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after ruling against one of Saleh’s political cronies.
	www.worldpress.org /print_article.cfm?article_id=2203&dont=yes (863 words)

	OpinionEditorials.com — Saleh's Jihad in Yemen - Novak
		Zaidis, one of three main Shia branches, are found almost exclusively within Yemen and historically have been isolated and distinct from other Shia sects.
		Officials of Saleh's Sunni government have characterized Zaidi teachings as "blasphemous," "backwards," and "deviant." The curriculum of some hard core Wahabbi schools, the greater threat according to analysts, was not addressed in their statements.
		A Zaidi judge, Mohammed Luqman, was sentenced to ten years in prison after ruling against one of Saleh's political cronies.
	www.opinioneditorials.com /freedomwriters/jnovak_20050502.html (1043 words)

	Zaidis - AIM Forums
		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.
		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 (as), who has sufficient learning and military ability - indeed, it is possible for there to be more than one Imam at a time.
	www.aimislam.com /forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=6821 (930 words)

	Shiism - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		Sunnis and Zaidis alike reject the Imami and Ismaili belief that Imams are entitled to absolute power and possess a complete knowledge of all sciences (for instance, juridical, theological and exegetical).
		Zaidi and Imami jurisprudence (fiqh) are nearly identical to Sunni in general (and the Shafii school in particular).
		Both Zaidis and mainstream Imamis cite the same sources of law as the Sunnis: Koran, hadiths, consensus of the community (ijma), and human opinion based on reason or (ijtihad).
	uk.encarta.msn.com /text_761570168___20/Shiism.html (981 words)

	Zaidi Information - Online Prescription Medication Directory
		In matters of law or fiqh, the Zaidis are actually closest to the Sunni Hanafi maðhab with elements of the Shi'i Jafari fiqh schools.
		Zaidis also do not believe that the Imamate must pass from father to son, but believe it can be held by any Sayyid descended from both Hasan ibn Ali or Husayn ibn Ali.
		Zaidis believe Zayd was the rightful successor to the Imamate because he led a rebellion against the Umayyads, whom he believed were tyrannical and corrupt.
	www.prescriptiondrug-info.com /drug_information_online.asp?title=Zaidi (662 words)

	Shiism - Search View - ninemsn Encarta
		Another Zaidi state, though short-lived and without its own Imams, was founded in the 9th century in Tabaristan, south of the Caspian Sea in Iran.
		As with Ismailis, Zaidis are divided up into further subsects that differed initially over the identity of their Imams and later over various legal and doctrinal points.
		Zaidis reject this idea of successional designation: for them, anyone of the right pedigree can make a claim for the post of Imam, even when that means challenging an Imam incumbent.
	au.encarta.msn.com /text_761570168__1/Shiism.html (3010 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Zaydi Islam Zaydis (also: Zaidi, Zaiddiyah, or in the West Fivers) are the most moderate of the Shi'a groups and the nearest to the Sunnis in their theology.
		Zaidi see Zayd as the fifth Imam because of the rebellion he led against the Umayyad dynasty, which he believed was corrupt.
		Zaidis also do not believe that the Imamate must pass from father to son, but believe it can be held by any descendant of Ali.
	www.d.umn.edu /~dhomich/U.S.A./end_days/iman_mahdi_txt/Hasanid.txt (553 words)

	Zaidiyyah Information
		In matters of law or fiqh, the Zaidis are actually closest to the Sunnī Hanafī maðhab with elements of the Sunnī Shafi'i and Shi'i Jafari fiqh schools.
		The first Zaidi state was established in Tabaristan (northern Iran) in 864 C.E.; it lasted until the death of its leader at the hand of the Samanids in 928 C.E. Forty years later the state was revived in Gilan (north-western Iran) and survived under Hasanid leaders until the 12th century.
		Zaidis form the dominant religious group in Yemen, and the leader of the Zaidi community took the title of Caliph.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Zaidiyyah (636 words)

	Zaidis Information
		In matters of law or fiqh, the Zaidis are actually closest to the Sunnī Hanafī maðhab with elements of the Shi'i Jafari fiqh schools.
		Zaidis also do not believe that the Imamate must pass from father to son, but believe it can be held by any Sayyid descended from both Hasan ibn Ali or; Husayn ibn Ali.
		Zaidis believe Zayd was the rightful successor to the Imāmate because he led a rebellion against the Umayyads, whom he believed were tyrannical and corrupt.
	zaidis.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Zaidis (751 words)

	The Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The visitor, a general manager of the Hong Kong-based liner MSC, was there to inform Zaidi that his son, Hasan Zaheer, a junior engineer in the company, had killed himself.
		Zaidi was told that the 23-year-old with a taste for adventure had jumped off the MSC Carmen when the ship was 65km short of Mombasa port in Kenya.
		Zaidi said his son was only issued an appointment letter detailing his pay and fixing his tenure at 10 months.
	www.the-week.com /26jan01/currentevents_article3.htm (1453 words)

	Discrimination against Shias in Yemen - ShiaChat.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Many Zaidi scholars consider what this Zaidi scholar did to rebel against the government is wrong and out of Islam teachings.
		Many Zaidi scholars also do not recognise the Faithful Youth movement which they denounced after the first round of fighting, during which nearly 800 rebels were captured and who are still detained.
		But the radicalization of some Zaidis --who have comfortably coexisted with Sunnis for centuries-- may be cued as much by Yemen's growing jihadist Sunni extremism as its opposition to the government.
	www.shiachat.com /forum/index.php?act=findpost&pid=750751 (5073 words)

	Al Jazeera English - Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The defendants, eight of whom are being tried in absentia, are accused of carrying out a spate of attacks on soldiers and military vehicles in Sanaa in recent months, in which one officer was killed and 27 other people wounded.
		The Zaidis are a Shia Muslim sect dominant in northwestern Yemen but overall in the minority in the mainly Sunni country.
		Two rounds of fighting in Saada province last year and again in March-April involved rebels from the Faithful Youth movement of slain radical preacher Husain al-Huthi, who was killed by the army last September after leading a nearly three-month uprising.
	english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/BF67941C-7140-4AA4-AD49-0123BEB6A732.htm (212 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Zaidiyya, Zaidism or Zaydism (Arabic: Ø§ÙØ²ÙØ¯ÙØ© az-zaydiyya, adjective form Zaidi or Zaydi) is a ShÄ«'a maÃ°hab (sect, school) named after the ImÄm Zayd ibn Ë¤AlÄ«.
		In matters of law or fiqh, the Zaidis are actually closest to the SunnÄ« HanafÄ« maÃ°hab with elements of the Shi'i Jafari fiqh schools.
		Zaidis believe Zayd was the rightful successor to the ImÄmate because he led a rebellion against the Umayyads, whom he believed were tyrannical and corrupt.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Zaidi (672 words)

	Religious Minorities in the Muslim World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Zaidis are the are the nearest to the Sunnis in their theology out of all the Shi'ite groups.
		According to the Zaidis, Ali, Hasan and Husayn are the first three rightful Imams; after them, the imamate is open to whoever of their descendants establishes himself through armed rebellion.
		The Zaidi faith is centered in Northern Yemen’s mountains and they make up 40 percent of the country.
	iml.jou.ufl.edu /projects/Spring05/Shullick/fiver.htm (945 words)

	Islam in Yemen at AllExperts
		Virtually all citizens in Yemen today are Muslims,(42% Shi'i and 55% Sunni): 30-35% of the Zaidi order of Shi'a Islam, 7-12% of the Ja'fari and Western Isma'ili orders of Shi'a Islam, 55% of the Shafi'i order of Sunni Islam.
		The Zaidis of the northern highlands dominated politics and cultural life in northern Yemen for centuries; with unification, and the addition of the south's almost totally Shafi'i population, the numerical balance has shifted dramatically away from the Zaidis.
		Nevertheless, Zaidis are still overrepresented in the government and, in particular, in the former North Yemeni units within the armed forces.
	en.allexperts.com /e/i/is/islam_in_yemen.htm (515 words)

	Ending war in Yemen is a tough task -DAWN - International; March 8, 2006
		In the past, the Zaidi rebels were supported by the government as it sought to balance the growing influence of more hardline Sunni movements.
		Hassan Zaid, a leader of the Hezb al-Haq party, which is close to the rebels, said the Zaidis from the north faced sectarian problems in this largely Sunni country.
		After a series of articles critical of the government, exposing corruption and condemning the military campaign against the rebels, he was put on trial in August 2004 for insulting the president and jailed for seven months.
	www.dawn.com /2006/03/08/int11.htm (733 words)

	Adherents.com
		"The Zaidis, mostly from Yemen, were among the first Shi'ites to come to the U.S. While a small number settled in Brooklyn, the major concentration of Yemenis in the U.S. is in the Dearborn [Michigan] area; many came to work at the Ford Rouge factory there.
		Small groups of Zaidis also can be found in Syria, Lebanon, and the Caspian region of Iran.
		The northern mountains contain a large number of adherents to the Zaidi sect of Shi'a Islam, otherwise, most Yemenis are Sunnis of the Shafii legal school.
	www.adherents.com /Na/Na_672.html (3341 words)

	Islam -- The Straight Path: Islam Interpreted by Muslims
		The Zaidis live in the mountainous regions where they have been able to maintain their purity of origin, while the Sunnis live along the coast where they have intermarried with Africans.
		Through the centuries, Yemen has been ruled by governors appointed by the Hijaz government, by successive Zaidi Imams, by the radical Shi‘a Qarmatians, by the Turks, and finally by the present dynasty, founded by the grandfather of the present Imam, who is a descendant of the first Zaidi Imam who came from Iraq.
		The Zaidis claimed that the fourth Imam forfeited the Imamate when he failed to fight against the Umayyads, and the succession continues through his son Zaid who was killed in battle against the Umayyad forces.
	www.religion-online.org /showchapter.asp?title=1656&C=1642 (9205 words)

	The Daily Star - Politics - Yemen arrests Zaidis accused of attacks in capital
		Yemen arrests Zaidis accused of attacks in capital
		Yemeni authorities said Thursday they have arrested 11 members of the minority Zaidi community suspected of carrying out attacks in the capital as part of an uprising against the government.
		The 10 men and one woman "are part of a gang which carried out acts of violence and sabotage, including bomb attacks against cars belonging to officials from the Defense Ministry, and in public places.
	www.dailystar.com.lb /article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=14835 (320 words)

	Khaleej Times Online - Zaidi rebel gets death sentence in Yemen for spying for Iran
		SANAA - A Yemeni court on Sunday sentenced a member of a rebel Zaidi movement to death after he was convicted of spying for mainly Shiite Iran.
		He was also accused of supporting a rebellion by members of Yemen’s Zaidi minority, which has left hundreds dead in fighting between insurgents and security forces.
		The Zaidis are a Shiite Muslim sect dominant in northwestern Yemen but in the minority in the mainly Sunni country.
	www.khaleejtimes.com /DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2005/May/middleeast_May861.xml§ion=middleeast (175 words)

	Religion Universe: Islam, ISLAM SUBDIVISIONS
		Among the Shi'as the three leading sects are the Ithna Ashariya, the Sab'iya, and the Zaidis.
		The Ithna Ashariya is the major group among the Shi'as, found primarily in Iraq and Iran; they accept the twelve Imams.
		The Zaidis, now found in Yemen, are a small Shi'a sect which has drawn closer to the Sunnis over the years.
	www.religion-religions.com /html/sub_chapter.php?select=islam000700&religion=Islam (738 words)

	Middle East Transparent – Saleh's Jihad in Yemen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Zaidis, one of three main Shia branches, are found almost exclusively within
		Perhaps the Ayatollahs are pointing to Saleh's use of the law as another weapon against the Zaidi people, who make up nearly forty percent of
		with Zaidi civic leaders targeted and libraries closed, internet cafes monitored by undercover security thugs, and Zaidi religious celebrations prohibited by military force.
	www.metransparent.com /texts/jane_novak_saleh_s_jihad_in_yemen.htm (856 words)

	Article
		Yemen arrests Zaidis accused of attacks in capital
		Yemeni authorities said Thursday they have arrested 11 members of the minority Zaidi community suspected of carrying out attacks in the capital as part of an uprising against the government.
		The 10 men and one woman "are part of a gang which carried out acts of violence and sabotage, including bomb attacks against cars belonging to officials from the Defense Ministry, and in public places, causing death and injury to citizens," the Defense Ministry's September 26 weekly reported.
	www.rantburg.com /poparticle.php?D=2005-05-07&ID=118575&HC=1 (216 words)

	50 killed as Yemeni forces, rebels clash -DAWN - International; 11 April 2005
		Tribal sources said on Friday that insurgents had retreated north to the rugged Lawdiya area as the noose tightened around the members of Huthi’s Faithful Youth movement.
		Around 270 people have now been reported killed and dozens wounded on both sides since the fighting began between troops and police and supporters of Huthi, a staunch Zaidi preacher killed by the army last September.
		The Zaidis are a moderate Shia sect dominant in northwest Yemen but in the minority in the mainly Sunni country.—AFP
	www.dawn.com /2005/04/11/int5.htm (393 words)

	Yemen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Zaidi tribe are Shi'ite Muslims, who inhabit the northern mountain region and whose religious and political beliefs exerted a great influence on Northern Yemen from the 9th century onwards.
		The northern and southern lowland regions are dominated by the Shafii (one of the most four authentic Islamic school of thoughts (Hanbali, Shafii, Hanafi, and Maliki)) community of Sunnite Muslims, who are widely different in their culture and economic structure and have often been at variance with the Zaidi over social and political issues.
		Yemen was closed to the outside world for hundreds of years, but now its doors are opened to deal commercially, educationally, and politically with other nations.
	lennon.csufresno.edu /~aaa34/yemen.htm (356 words)

	Divisions in Muslim society and the Indian public law, The Milli Gazette, Vol. 2 No. 13
		This is how seven schools of Islamic law (mazahib-e-fiqh) had come into existence and still prevail on the globe.
		Among the Shias of India the Ithna-Asharis are in the majority while the Khojas and Bohras of Western and Central India belong to the two internal divisions of the Isma`ili group of Muslims.
		There is, however, a strong group of Sunni Muslims called the Ahle-e-Hadith who do not consider themselves bound by any particular school of law and rely directly on the Prophet’s Sunnah.
	www.milligazette.com /Archives/01072001/28.htm (1588 words)

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