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Zaidism

branch of Shia Islam
Intangible religious_denomination Q144333
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Summary

Zaidism is a religious denomination[1]. Zaidism draws 13,894 Wikipedia views per month (religious denomination category, ranking #14 of 117).[2]

Key Facts

  • Founder: Zayd ibn Ali[3]
  • Part of: Shia Islam[4]
  • Inception: 701[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Zaydism[6]
  • Described by source: Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'[7]
  • Native label: الزيدية[8]
  • Different from: Zaidites[9]

Why It Matters

Zaidism has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] Zaidism is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Abd al-Malik al-Houthi Ali Abdullah Saleh Al-Kindi Idris Ibn Abdallah Kingdom of Yemen Yemen Zayd ibn Ali

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · 260306u · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Q16120707
    Described by source → Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'
    Founded by → —
    Different from → Zaidites
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has part(s): Хадавиты"
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