A 2025 University of St Andrews academic encyclopedia entry on Zaydi Shiism, noting among its distinctive qualities the absence of the annual khums tax that characterizes Twelver Shia practice.
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Tier 1: a 2025 encyclopedia entry by Scott Lucas, an Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Arizona whose research specifically covers the Zaydi Shia tradition in Yemen, and Egbal Almahatwary, published in the St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology, a University of St Andrews academic reference project, read in full at its official hosted address. Section 3.5, on the distinctive qualities of Zaydi Shiism, states directly: "Zaydis do not have an annual khums tax (twenty percent) or a hierarchy of scholars at the head of which are a small number of sources of emulation," distinguishing Zaydi practice from Twelver Shia practice on this specific point. The entry does not itself detail the Zaydi school's own zakat rate or calculation method beyond this comparative point. Citation
AuthorScott Lucas and Egbal Almahatwary
PublisherSt Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology, University of St Andrews
Publication Year2025
URLhttps://www.saet.ac.uk/Islam/ZaydiShiism
Source Typeencyclopedia
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- Schools of Religious Law, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
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