Composed of Mu'tarrafiya and Husaynia sects, their disbelief in the return of the Mahdi led to their break with the Twelvers.
The names of this group's early leaders are found in the Masaabiha. Their legal doctrine, which is outlined in the Kitab al-Azhar, is similar to that of the Mutazali. They may not practice taqiya, but may invoke the da'wah in times when unjust persecution necessitates rebellion, and they reject the imamzada and patrilineal succession and infallibility of imams. Composed of Mu'tarrafiya and Husaynia sects, their disbelief in the return of the Mahdi led to their break with the Twelvers. FTP, who are these Shiites that revere the half-brother of Muhammad al-Bakir as the fifth Imam, the dominant religious group in Yemen?
The names of this group's early leaders are found in the Masaabiha.
Zaidis or Zaydiyya (accept Fivers before "fifth" is mentioned)