Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Alawites [b] are an Arab ethnoreligious group [17] who live primarily in the Levant region in West Asia and follow Alawism. [18] A sect of Islam that splintered from early Shia as a ghulat branch during the ninth century, [19] [20] [21] Alawites venerate Ali ibn Abi Talib, the "first Imam" in the Twelver school, as a manifestation of the divine essence.
The Alawite State (Arabic: دولة جبل العلويين, Dawlat Jabal al-‘Alawiyyīn; French: État des Alaouites), initially named the Territory of the Alawites (French: territoire des Alaouites), after the locally-dominant Alawites from its inception until its integration to the Syrian Federation in 1922, was a French mandate territory on the coast of present-day Syria after World War ...
This list of Alawites includes prominent Alawite figures, mostly Syrians, who are notable in their areas of expertise. Arts, culture, and entertainment.
The ' Alawi dynasty (Arabic: سلالة العلويين الفيلاليين, romanized: sulālat al-ʿalawiyyīn al-fīlāliyyīn) – also rendered in English as Alaouite, ' Alawid, [1] [2] or Alawite [3] – is the current Moroccan royal family and reigning dynasty.
[7] [8] Regardless, many Alawites felt as if Assad was the only option, fearing that an opposition victory would lead to mass killings of Alawites, especially after the rise of Sunni Islamism among the opposition. [9] [10] [11] Alawites were described as being "hostage" to the Assad regime. [12] Over 100,000 young Alawite men were killed in ...
Alawi (Arabic: علوي), also transliterated as Alevi, Alevi, Alavi, Alvi, Alawid, or Alawite (French: Alaouite), is an adjective denoting "of or related to Ali", the Prophet Muhammad's cousin. As a proper noun it is used by individuals, dynasties, places, and religious sects and organizations who identify as being either descendants or ...
The Alawite revolt, also known as the Nusayri rebellion, [1] was one of the arenas of the Syrian Peasant Revolt (1834–1835).Between 1834 and 1835, the Alawites (Nusayris) rose up against Egyptian rule of the region, while pro-Egyptian governor of Homs Salim Beg and the forces of Emir Bashir Shihab II of the Mount Lebanon Emirate, commanded by Khalil and his relatives, participated in the ...
The shrine is visited by many people from the surrounding areas and neighboring provinces during most of the religious festivals celebrated by the Alawites. One example of this is the Hıdrellez Festival, celebrated every year on the night connecting May 5 to May 6 according to the Gregorian calendar. During these visits, fires are lit and ...