Batri
Sign in to saveBatriyya or Butriyya (, adjective form Batrī) or Batrism is an early branch of Zaydī Islam.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Historical Context
- Political views
- Succession and the Imamate
- Legitimacy of the First Two Caliphs
- Legitimacy of the Third Caliph
- Legal Views
- Knowledge and Legal Authority
- Ritual Practices
- Theological Beliefs
- Batrī vs. Jārūdī Zaydism
- Prominent Figures
- Zayd ibn ʿAlī
- Yaḥyā ibn Zayd
- Abū Ismāʿīl Kathīr b. Ismāʿīl al-Taymī, known as Kathīr al-Nawwāʾ
- Hārūn b. Saʿd al-ʿIjlī
- Chiefs of Batriyya in the Time of Muḥammad al-Bāqir
- Decline and Legacy
- References
- Sources
Batriyya or Butriyya (, adjective form Batrī) or Batrism is an early branch of Zaydī Islam.
The Batriyya were a group of moderates who emerged in Kūfa and played a significant role in the formation of early Zaydism in the 8th century. They held positions similar to those of Zayd ibn ʿAlī, and their theological positions and practices represented a middle ground between Shīʿa factions and proto-Sunnism. The Batriyya were instrumental in shaping the early Zaydī movement alongside Jārūdiyya, which embraced the activist agenda of other Shīʿī groups.
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