Yazidism
Ancient monotheistic religion of the Yazidis / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yazidism,[lower-alpha 1] also known as Sharfadin,[lower-alpha 2] is a monotheistic ethnic religion[lower-alpha 3] that originated in Kurdistan[11] and has roots in a western Iranic pre-Zoroastrian religion directly derived from the Indo-Iranian tradition.[lower-alpha 4] It is followed by the 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][12][13] Preeminent among these Angels is Tawûsî Melek (lit. 'Peacock Angel', also spelled as Melek Taûs), who is the leader of the Angels and who has authority over the world.[7][13][14]
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Yazidism
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Type | Ethnic religion |
Classification | Iranian religions[1][2] |
Scripture | Yazidi Book of Revelation, Yazidi Black Book |
Theology | Monotheistic |
Mir | Hazim Tahsin or Naif Dawud[3] |
Baba Sheikh | Sheikh Ali Ilyas[4] |
Language | Kurdish (Kurmanji) |
Headquarters | Lalish, Iraq |
Origin | 12th century Kurdistan |
Members | c. 1,000,000–1,500,000 (Yazidis)[5][6] |
Other name(s) | Sharfadin |
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