Few Questions on Zaydi Methodology, Scholars, Women

Salam alaykum, just a few questions.

Where is the best place to learn about the Zaydi methodology within hadith criticism?

Is it possible for Americans to contact zaydi scholars and/or teachers? Are there Zaydi scholars living in Najran, since there is a Zaydi population? If so, how do we contact them?

Are there Arabic-speaking websites to contact Zaydi teachers/scholars?

Are Zaydis for/against proselytizing?

What is the Zaydi position on educating women and how does that translate into modern times for the Zaydis? There are Zaydis outside of Yemen, in places like Saudi Arabia and Pakistan with some in other parts of the world. What is being done to educate women currently? Most places, like this one, seem to mostly have men and the women I’ve come across tend to have many questions, including myself, with little but this forum to really ask.

Thank you.

My concern is that there are questions women don’t want to ask men. What do zaydi women do in the west if they have these types of questions? There are small Yemeni populations in the US. Who do they go to?

wa alaikum as-salam,

Where is the best place to learn about the Zaydi methodology within hadith criticism?

What do you mean within hadith criticism?

Is it possible for Americans to contact zaydi scholars and/or teachers? Are there Zaydi scholars living in Najran, since there is a Zaydi population? If so, how do we contact them?

Yes it is possible. You can contact the brothers from the imam rassi society, they can give you the contact of a scholar so that you can write your questions to them. As for Najran, yes there are Zaydis but i do not know of any famous scholar among them. Maybe the brothers of imam rassi society can you help there.

Are there Arabic-speaking websites to contact Zaydi teachers/scholars?

ziydia.com/
jezaidia.com/
manbarazzidiah.com/

Are Zaydis for/against proselytizing?

Why should the zaydiyya be against proselytizing. It is one of the most important principles to Amr bi al-Ma‘ruf wa Nahy ‘an al-Munkar (الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر) .

“Enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong.” 
Which includes doing Dawa.

What is the Zaydi position on educating women and how does that translate into modern times for the Zaydis? There are Zaydis outside of Yemen, in places like Saudi Arabia and Pakistan with some in other parts of the world. What is being done to educate women currently? Most places, like this one, seem to mostly have men and the women I’ve come across tend to have many questions, including myself, with little but this forum to really ask.

Unfortunately, Zaydism lacks the petrodollars, political influence, and social power that other groups possess. As a result, we do not have as many institutions and organizations compared to other Islamic groups. Therefore, every effort made in this regard is incredibly valuable.

wa salam
 

Thanks for your response.

To answer your first question, I meant the methodology to discern which hadith to be true or questionable.

I understand that Yemenis are in a war but women in most other places have the privilege to be educated and with this, I was curious as to who those females go to when questions arise. I mean, zaydi men are still able to access scholars in Yemen. That’s why I asked where women receive knowledge from other women and how. In other words, where is the western female to Yemeni Zaydi female pipeline in scholarship/asking questions?

Or is there no pipeline whatsoever and those questions are generally escalated to men? Thanks!

as-salamu alaikum,

unfortunately i cannot direct you to any other person for this question, maybe other brothers have more information on this question.

wa salam