There is a common misunderstanding regarding al-Nasir al-Kabir's faith. As he supported the
Daiis of the Zaydi rule and was instrumental in laying the foundation of the Zaydi dynasty, he
was called a Zaydi by many historians as well as by the Zaydis themselves. Al-Najashi (d.
450/1058), a contemporary of al-Radi and al-Murtada, dispels such claims: