Zayd ibn Ali
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Alid
Islamic jurist
Muslim scholar
hadith transmitter
martyr
member of the Ahl al-Bayt
revolutionary leader
Zayd ibn Ali was an 8th-century Muslim scholar and revolutionary leader, grandson of Husayn ibn Ali, whose uprising against the Umayyads inspired the formation of the Zaydi Shia branch of Islam.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zayd ibn Ali canonical | 7 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alid
ⓘ
Islamic jurist ⓘ Muslim scholar ⓘ hadith transmitter ⓘ martyr ⓘ member of the Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ revolutionary leader ⓘ |
| activePeriod | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| ancestor |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| associatedWith |
Zaydi Shia
ⓘ
surface form:
Zaydi Shia Islam
|
| associatedWork |
Majmuʿ al-Fiqh (attributed)
ⓘ
Musnad Zayd (hadith collection attributed) ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kufa (secretly, according to reports) ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathDate | 740 CE ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Kufa ⓘ |
| denomination | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| era | 8th century ⓘ |
| father | Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin ⓘ |
| fullName | Abu al-Husayn Zayd ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ |
| givenName | Zayd ⓘ |
| grandfather | Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ |
| greatGrandfather | Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ |
| greatGrandmother | Fatimah bint Muhammad ⓘ |
| inspired | formation of the Zaydi branch of Shia Islam ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a descendant of Husayn ibn Ali
ⓘ
scholarship in Islamic law and theology ⓘ uprising against the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| ledUprisingAgainst |
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
|
| mother | Jayda al-Sindiyya ⓘ |
| motiveForUprising | seeking justice for Ahl al-Bayt and opposing Umayyad injustice ⓘ |
| notRegardedAsImamBy |
Ismaili Shia
ⓘ
Twelver Shia ⓘ |
| opposed | Umayyad political authority ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Iraq
ⓘ
Kufa ⓘ |
| regardedAsImamBy |
Zaydi Shia
ⓘ
some early Mu‘tazili-influenced circles ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ja'far al-Sadiq
ⓘ
surface form:
Jaʿfar al-Sadiq
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| schoolTradition |
Zaydi fiqh
ⓘ
surface form:
Zaydi jurisprudence
|
| sibling | Muhammad al-Baqir ⓘ |
| teacherOf | some early Kufan scholars ⓘ |
| uprisingLocation | Kufa ⓘ |
| uprisingYear | 740 CE ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | martyr for justice ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Zaydi Shia
ⓘ
surface form:
Zaydi Muslims
|
| viewOnImamate | imamate belongs to any qualified descendant of Hasan or Husayn who rises against tyranny ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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