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The sole Yazidi parliamentarian in the Iraqi Parliament Vian Dakhil also stated her opposition to any move separating Yazidis from Kurds. [34] Aziz Tamoyan the president of the Yezidi National Union ULE indicate that the term Yazidi is used for a nation and their language is called Ezdiki and their religion is Sharfadin. [142]
The name Yazidi seems to have been applied to the group because of his Umayyad origins. [12] In Yazidi religious lore, there is no trace of any link between Sultan Ezid and the second Umayyad caliph. [14] Some scholars have derived the name Yazidi from word yazata, the name for a divine being in Old Iranian. [4] [1]
Yazdânism, or the Cult of Angels, is a pseudohistoric [1] pre-Islamic religion with claimed ties relating to a Mithraic religion of the Kurds. The term was introduced and proposed by Kurdish and Belgian scholar Mehrdad Izady to represent what he considers the "original" religion of the Kurds.
Tawûsî Melek depicted as a peacock inside the display case on the grave of a Yazidi believer, cemetery of the Yazidi community in Hannover. Quba Mere Diwane is the largest temple of the Yazidis in the world, located in the Armenian village of Aknalich. The temple is dedicated to Melek Taûs and the Seven Angels of Yazidi theology.
Only Yazidi women who are virgins and who have chosen a chaste and ascetic life can be accepted as members of this women's order. The Fakra are responsible for the maintenance of the Yazidi temple Lalish. Kebanî ("mistress of the house") is called the head of the Yazidi women's order. [16]
About 1% of Armenia's population (23,374 as per the 2011 census), mostly ethnic Yazidis, an ethno-religious group living in the western part of the country, follow Yazidism. Many Yazidis came to Armenia and Georgia during the 19th and early 20th centuries to escape religious persecution. Relations between Yazidis and Armenians are strong.
Christian fundamentalists: Shortening of fundamentalist. Usually used to mean a Christian fundamentalist. [10] God botherer: Australia: Christian people Similar to Bible basher, a person who is very vocal about their religion and prayer. [11] Isai Pakistan: Christian people From Isa Masih, a name of Jesus Christ in the Hindi-language Bible. [12]
The Persecution of Yazidis has been ongoing since at least the 10th century. [314] [315] The Yazidi religion is regarded as devil worship by Islamists. [316] Yazidis have been persecuted by Muslim Kurdish tribes since the 10th century, [314] and they were also persecuted by the Ottoman Empire from the 17th century to the 20th century. [317]