Yazidism

Yazidism
Êzdiyatî  
ئێزدیتی
Pilgrims celebrating the Yazidi new year festival at Lalish, Iraq
TypeEthnic religion
ClassificationIranian religions[1][2]
ScriptureYazidi Book of Revelation, Yazidi Black Book
TheologyMonotheistic
MirHazim Tahsin or Naif Dawud[3]
Baba SheikhSheikh Ali Ilyas[4]
LanguageKurmanji (Kurdish)
HeadquartersLalish
Origin12th century
Kurdistan
Membersc. 1,000,000–1,500,000[5][6]
Other name(s)Şerfedîn

Yazidism,[a] also known as Sharfadin,[b][7][8][9][10] is a monotheistic ethnic religion[11][12][13][14] that originated in Kurdistan[15] and has roots in a western Iranic pre-Zoroastrian religion directly derived from the Indo-Iranian tradition.[16] It is followed by the mainly Kurdish-speaking Yazidis and is based on belief in one God who created the world and entrusted it into the care of seven Holy Beings, known as Angels.[7][17][18] Preeminent among these Angels is Tawûsî Melek (also spelled as Melek Taûs), who is the leader of the Angels and who has authority over the world.[7][18][19]

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  9. ^ "مه‌زارگه‌هێ شه‌رفه‌دین هێشتا ژ ئالیێ هێزێن پێشمه‌رگه‌ی ڤه ‌دهێته‌ پاراستن" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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  13. ^ Muscati, Samer; Watch (Organization), Human Rights (2009). On Vulnerable Ground: Violence Against Minority Communities in Nineveh Province's Disputed Territories. Human Rights Watch. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-56432-552-5.
  14. ^ Sorenson, David (2018-10-03). An Introduction to the Modern Middle East, Student Economy Edition: History, Religion, Political Economy, Politics. Routledge. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-429-96271-4.
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  17. ^ Açikyildiz, Birgül (2014-12-23). The Yezidis: The History of a Community, Culture and Religion. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 9780857720610.
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  19. ^ Maisel, Sebastian (2016-12-24). Yezidis in Syria: Identity Building among a Double Minority. Lexington Books. ISBN 9780739177754.


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