/r/Yazidis
The Ezidis, alternatively spelled as Yazidis or Yezidis, constitute an ancient religious group of up to 1.5 million followers indigenous to Kurdistan.
Welcome to the Yazidis subreddit, where you can engage in discussions, exchange knowledge, and delve deeper into the Ezidi religion, culture, and history. This subreddit serves as a gathering place for both Ezidis and those eager to explore the intricacies of Ezidism.
The Ezidis, alternatively spelled as Yazidis or Yezidis, constitute an ancient religious group of up to 1.5 million followers indigenous to Kurdistan. Ezidi traditions can be traced to pre-Islamic belief systems in the area, while also being enriched by the teachings and ideas of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir (Giyanê min gorî), a revered 12th-century ascetic, as well as the doctrines of the Adawiyya order he founded, which derived from Middle-Eastern Mysticism known today as Sufism, and also Abrahamic traditions. This revered 12th-century figure, who settled in the Hakkari region, gained a large following and reverence, both among the local tribes and a wide network of followers from other regions across Middle-East and the wider Asia, thanks to his miracles and wonders.
His arrival initiated a process of transformation of this community, which would be finalized under the reign of Melik Şêxsin (Sheikh Hasan ibn Sheikh Adi II) and his son Şerfedîn, both from the lineage of Sheikh Adi's successor and nephew Ebû Sexr el-Berekat. This transformation resulted in the Ezidi community becoming a cohesive and unified group, bound together by a shared religious identity under one name ('Êzdî') and united under one centralized and organized spiritual leadership.
/r/Yazidis
Cawanen everyone, I have created a discord for us Ezidis to discuss and learn more about our religion. I’ve already set everything up, the main goal of the server is however for Ezidis to learn about their religion because many, notably in the diaspora don’t know much, like me unfortunately. Many rely on the internet which is mostly blatant BS. That’s why I ask you guys if you can join and help me and others learn more about our beautiful faith.
I noticed that Qewlê Mûsa uses the Arabic name for Moses (Mûsa). Was this always the case, or did it only become Mûsa after Islam? If so, what was the original?
Hello everyone, I have a question. What ethnic group are us Yazidis closest to? What genes do we have, for example, do we have, South Eastern European genes? Caucasian? Etc. I know for a fact that we have Mesopotamian. I know that Shiekh Adi introduced endogamy around the year 1000-1100, so before that there was probably was some, albeit probably very little mixing.
Hello, I’m an Ezidi from Bashur. My family moved to Sweden and I was born there. My Kurdish is good, I can understand and I can speak in a conversation easily. But there are still many words I don’t know. Where can I find an authentic Ezidi language book or translation?
Hair of a woman is considered sacred by Ezidis. Only when a loved one dies, Ezidi women traditionally cut off their hair and leave by the grave of their loved one.
I have been looking into yazidism for a couple of months now and I've been doing my research and I understand that yazidism does not allow converts, but can I practice yazidism without converting? Is that possible? If so, how can I?
Kurdish: Îro Mela Serapa - Melayê Cizîrî
𝗬𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗯 𝗰̧𝗶 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗳𝗲 𝗺𝗲̂𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘅𝘀̧𝗲𝘁
𝘀̧𝗶`𝗿𝗮 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗲̂ 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶̂𝘀̧𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘇𝗺𝗮 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗲̂ 𝗺𝘂𝘀̧𝗲𝘄𝘄𝗲𝘀̧
𝗗𝗶𝗹𝗴𝗲𝘀̧𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝗶 𝗱𝗲̂𝗿𝗲̂ 𝗻𝗮𝗰̧𝗶𝗺 𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶̂𝘀̧𝘁𝗲𝘆𝗲̂ 𝗾𝗲𝘁
𝗠𝗶𝗵𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗲̂ 𝘄𝗲̂ 𝗯𝗶 𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗰̧𝗶̂𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀̧
𝗠𝗲𝗵𝗯𝘂̂𝗯-𝗶 𝘄𝗲𝗸 𝘀𝘁𝗲̂𝗿 𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘂̂ `𝗶𝘀̧𝗾𝗶𝗯𝗮𝘇𝗶̂
𝗧𝗲̂𝗸𝗶𝗹 𝗯𝗶𝗰̧𝗶̂𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗲̂ 𝗵𝗶𝘀̧𝘆𝗮𝗿 𝘂̂ 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘂̂ 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘅𝘄𝗲𝘀̧
English:
𝗜̂𝗿𝗼 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗮, 𝗽𝗼𝗲𝗺 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲̂ 𝗖𝗶𝘇𝗶̂𝗿𝗶̂,
"𝗢𝗵 𝗚𝗼𝗱, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿
𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝗺, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲; 𝗹𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵
𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁.
𝗦𝗼, 𝗹𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁, 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗸, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱."
Poem “Îro Mela Serapa”
Is Tawûsî Melek the equivalent of plato's demiurge? The demiurge oversees the material world and is sort of the craftsman who created the material world according to platonism and is practically a benevolent subservient of the one.
How do ezidis perceive this material world we are in and its purpose?
Is there any mention of the 5 limits known in the druze religion within Ezidi scripture The universal mind, The universal soul, the logos, the cause and effect?
Are your religious texts/ knowledge open or mostly hidden like the druze to avoid persecution?
Thank you! May you all be blessed with peace and prosperity and my sincere condolences towards the unjust calamity that has befallen your community, it is absolutely heart breaking. I know and I hope that some severe retribution will befall those isis pigs from the divine rulers of this world so they may learn their lesson.