Explication of the Theological Approaches of Imamiyya and Zaydiyya on Narrated Attributes, the Judgement on Committing a Cardinal Sin and Imamate

"Imamiyya" and "Zaydiyya" are two Shia groups that differ in some theological issues such as "narrated attributes", "judgment on committing a cardinal sin" and "Imamate". Religious educations are central, therefore, the purpose of this article is to answer this question: what is the explanation of the theological views of the Imamiyya and Zaydiyya concerning "narrated attributes", "the judgment on committing cardinal sin" and "the Imamate"? The findings of the research, which were obtained through descriptive and analytical research and using library and software resources, are: the Imamiyya, unlike some Zaydiyya, interprets Quranic verses and tradition to narrated attributes, the Imamiyya defines the great perpetrator as "believers who are immoral" and "non-believers in hell" and the Zaydiyya believe that they are "transgressive" and "immortal in hell". In Imamate, the Imamiyya believes in "scientific" and "practical" purposes, while the Zaydiyya only believes in "practical" purposes. The Imamiyya considers the qualities of the Imam as "infallibility", "excellence" and "having given knowledge", but Zaydiyya does not consider "infallibility" to be a condition, and it acknowledges "excellence" with the condition of allocation and do not believe in "given knowledge". In determining the Imam, the Imamiyya accept the "verbal" and "actual" texts, and the Zaydiyya only agree to take the "verbal" text. Moreover, the Imamiyya limits Imams to twelves imams, yet the Zaydiyya believes otherwise.