Al-Zaidi (surname)
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The surname Al-Zaidi (Az-Zaidi) can denote one or both of the following:
  • Sayyid
    Sayyid
    Sayyid is an honorific title, it denotes males accepted as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husain ibn Ali, sons of the prophet's daughter Fatima Zahra and his son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib.Daughters of sayyids are given the titles Sayyida,...

     Arab descendents of Zayd bin Ali that either stayed in Kufa, Iraq or returned to Al-Hijaz and migrated to Northern Yemen (Asir and the Highlands). They are usually Zaidis
    Zaidiyyah
    Zaidiyya, or Zaidism is a Shi'a Muslim school of thought named after Zayd ibn ʻAlī, the grandson of Husayn ibn ʻAlī. Followers of the Zaydi Islamic jurisprudence are called Zaydi Shi'a...

      or converted to Twelver Shiism or Sunnism
  • Those adhering to the Zaidi
    Zaidiyyah
    Zaidiyya, or Zaidism is a Shi'a Muslim school of thought named after Zayd ibn ʻAlī, the grandson of Husayn ibn ʻAlī. Followers of the Zaydi Islamic jurisprudence are called Zaydi Shi'a...

     Maddhab and may or may not be Sayyid
    Sayyid
    Sayyid is an honorific title, it denotes males accepted as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husain ibn Ali, sons of the prophet's daughter Fatima Zahra and his son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib.Daughters of sayyids are given the titles Sayyida,...

    . This use of the surname Al-Zaidi is akin to the use of the surnames Al-Hanafi, Al-Maliki, Al-Shafi'i, etc...

Notable people with the surname Al-Zaidi

  • Muntadhar al-Zaidi
    Muntadhar al-Zaidi
    Muntadhar al-Zaidi is an Iraqi broadcast journalist who served as a correspondent for Iraqi-owned, Egyptian-based Al-Bagh. , al-Zaidi works with a Lebanese TV channel....

     (born 1979), Iraqi broadcast journalist who serves as a correspondent for Iraqi-owned, Egyptian-based Al-Baghdadia TV
  • Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi
    Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi
    Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi is a Libyan long-distance runner.He finished eighteenth in the marathon at the 2007 World Championships.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:47.18 min - national record....

    (born 1978), Libyan long-distance runner
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