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Zaydī Imāmate Doctrine

The Shīʿī school holding that any qualified, learned descendant of Ḥasan or Ḥusayn who rises against injustice may be Imam.

The Shīʿī school holding that any qualified, learned descendant of Ḥasan or Ḥusayn who rises against injustice may be Imam.

Key passages(20)

Awail Maqalat · al-Mufid

Very high

Masail Jarudiyya · al-Mufid

Very high

Milal Wa Nihal · al-Shahrastani

Very high

Muqnica · al-Mufid

Very high

Tarikh · Al-Tabari

Very high

Tarikh · Al-Ya'qubi

Very high

Tarikh · Ibn Khaldun

Very high

Fisal Fi Milal · Ibn Hazm

Very high

Kitab Alfayn · al-'Allama al-Hilli

Very high

Minhaj Sunna · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Sharh Mawaqif · Al-Sharif al-Jurjani

Very high

Rasail Wa Fatawa · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Sharh Usul Khamsa · al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar

Very high

Majmuc Fatawa · Ibn Taymiyya

High

Maqalat Islamiyyin · al-Ash'ari

High

Nihayat Aqdam · al-Shahrastani

High

Risala Baclabakkiyya · Ibn Taymiyya

High

Arbacin Fi Usul Din · Fakhr al-Din al-Razi

High

Daqaiq Tafsir · Ibn Taymiyya

High

Fusul Cashara · al-Mufid

High