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unusual facts about Zayd ibn Ali



Zaydi Revolt

Actually, the Zaydi Revolt continued until 785 and re-erupted in Tabaristan under the leadership of the Zayd ibn Ali's son, "Hasan ibn Zayd’ūl-Alavī." His revolt attracted many supporters, among them the ruler of Rustamids, the son of "Farīdūn" (a descendant of Rostam Farrokhzād) "Abd al-Rahmān ibn Rustam" who was well known by the name of "Bānū-Bādūsyān," worth mentioning.

Unlike his brother, Muhammad al-Baqir, the fifth Imam of the Twelver Shi'as, Imam Zayd believed the time was ripe for renewing the rebellion against the Umayyad Caliphs in support of the claims of his own Hashemite clan.


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