Zayd ibn ʿAlī, was the son of Ali al-Sajjad, and great-grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib. He led an unsuccessful revolt against the Umayyad Caliphate, in which he died. The event gave rise to the Zaydiyya sect of Shia Islam, which holds him as the next Imam after his father Ali al-Sajjad. Zayd ibn Ali is also seen as a major religious figure by many Sunnis and was supported by the prominent Sunni jurist, Abu Hanifa, who issued a fatwa in support of Zayd against the Umayyads.
- Occupation
- imam, Islamic jurist, muhaddith, Qur'anic exegete
- Citizenship
- Umayyad Caliphate
- Born
- 695
- Died
- 740
