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{{Shia Islam|Branches}}

'''Zaydism''' ({{Lang-ar|الزَّيْدِيَّة|translit=az-Zaydiyya}}) is one of the three main branches{{sfn|Haider|2010|p=436}} of [[Shia Islam]] that emerged in the eighth century following [[Zayd ibn Ali]]‘s [[Revolt of Zayd ibn Ali|unsuccessful rebellion]] against the [[Umayyad Caliphate]].<ref>{{cite book|author= Stephen W. Day|title= Regionalism and Rebellion in Yemen: A Troubled National Union|date= 2012|page= 31|publisher= Cambridge University Press |isbn= 9781107022157}}</ref> Zaydism is typically considered to be a branch of Shia Islam that comes closest to the [[Sunni]], although the "classical" form of Zaydism (usually referred to as '''Hadawi''') over the centuries had changed its posture with regard to Sunni and Shia traditions multiple times, to the point where interpretation of Zaydi as Shia is often based on just their acceptance of [[Ali]] as a rightful successor to [[Muhammad]].{{sfn|Haider|2021|p=203}} Zaydis regard [[rationalism]] as more important than [[Quranic literalism]] and in the past were quite tolerant towards Sunni [[Shafiism]], a religion of about half of the [[Yemenis]].{{sfn|Salmoni|Loidolt|Wells|2010|p=285}}