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Yazidism has many influences: Sufi influence and imagery (especially taken from Mansur al-Hallaj) [36] can be seen in the religious vocabulary, especially in the terminology of the Yazidis' esoteric literature, but most of the theology, rituals, traditions, and festivals remains non-Islamic.
And therefore, it is quite legitimate to speak of the unity of both the Yazidi religious identity and Yazidi ethnicity. [148] [140] Yazidis distinguish the name of their community from the name of their religion according the phrase: [149] [150] Miletê min Êzîd ("My nation—the Yazidis.") Dîne min Şerfedîn ("My religion—Sharfadin.") [149]
In 1324, Abu Firas Ubaydullah ibn Shibl noted that Yazidism emerged as a religion independent from Islam, and claimed that Adawiyya had been reincorporated in Yazidism, stating that the newer Yazidis had adopted the beliefs of the older "ignorant Adawi Yazidis", who were "misled by Satan who whispered to them that they must love Yazid, to such ...
Large tracts of land were given to Ajeel al-Jawar, a tribal chief of the Shammar near the Sinjar mountain. As a result, Yazidis readily supported any movement which was against the Iraqi government. [7] In 1941, Yazidis supported the pro-German movement led by Rashid Ali al-Gaylani against the pro-British authority in Iraq. When the "National ...
Yazidi accounts of the creation differ significantly from those of the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), since they are derived from the Ancient Mesopotamian and Indo-Iranian traditions; therefore, Yazidi cosmogony is closer to those of Ancient Iranian religions, Vedic Hinduism, Yarsanism and Zoroastrianism. [15] [16]
Qewals are a hereditary group of performers of Yazidi religious hymns who come traditionally from two tribes of Mirîds: Dumilî and Hekarî. However, more recently, there are also some Qewals who are from the Mamûsî tribe. Qewals are the main individuals that are responsible for the preservation and transmission of Yazidi religious texts.
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.
His men also captured many Yazidis and forced them to convert to Islam. The inhabitants of seven Yazidi villages were all forced to convert to Islam. [33] In the picture in the middle you can see Ali Beg II. (the grandson of the Yazidi leader Ali Beg and the grandfather of Tahseen Said) Many Yazidis also defended themselves against the attacks.