The Presentation of Zaydiyya in Sunnī and Shi`ite Maqālāt Tradi-tion: A Comparative Approach to the Maqālāt of Abū l-Ḥasan al-Ashʿarī and Saʿd b. Abdullah al-Qummī

Authors : Aydın Bayram

Pages : 100-128

Doi:10.18403/emakalat.1124305

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Publication Date : 2022-06-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Zaydiyya, which is one of the main branches of Shīʿa that has survived until today, is considered to be the closest group to Sunnīsm with its theo-logical and political views. Zayd b. ʿAlī (d. 122/740), the grandson of ʿAlī b. Abī Tālib in the fifth generation, was left alone by the majority of the Shi’ites due to his views on the imāmate in the rebellion he started against the Umay-yads. Those who adopted Zayd b. ʿAlī \\\'s views and followed him experienced some differences on their opinions over time. From a comparative perspective, this study deals with how Zaydiyya and its subsects being examined in some early samples of maqālāt tradition (one of the heresiography types) namely, Maqālāt al-islāmīyīn wa-ihtilāf al-musallīn written by Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn İsmāʿīl ibn İsḥāq al-Ashʿarī (d. 324/935-6) and Kitāb al-maqālāt wa’l-firāq written by Saʿd b. Abdillah al-Qummī (d. 307/913-4). The main pur-pose of this study is to make a com-parative analysis by revealing how a branch of Shīʿa is described by two authoritative figures accepted in both Sunnī and Shīʿa as far as the history of Islamic sects concerned. This article has been prepared in accordance with re-search and publication ethical rules.
Keywords : İslam Mezhepleri Tarihi, Zeydiyye, Makâlât, Eş’ari, Kummî