Batri

Batriyya or Butriyya (, adjective form Batrī) or Batrism is an early branch of Zaydī Islam.

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Contents

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.