Yazidism
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Yazidism, or Yezidism also known as Sharfadin, is a monotheistic ethnic religion. It developed through a complex historical process involving a pre-Islamic Kurdish religious substratum and the teachin
The tomb of Sheikh Adi at Lalish, the holiest Yazidi temple
Yazidi shrine of Mame Reshan, partially destroyed by ISIL, in the Sinjar Mountains.
Tawûsî Melek depicted as a peacock inside the display case on the grave of a Yazidi believer, cemetery of the Yazidi community in Hanover.
The sarcophagus of Sheikh Adi at Lalish
Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir
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Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir was a 12th-century mystic, ascetic and theologian who is the central saint in the Yazidi religion, considered as the reformer, renewer or founder of Yazidism. His tomb at Lalish
Yazidism
…monotheistic ethnic religion. It developed through a complex historical process involving a pre-Islamic Kurdish religious substratum and the teachings of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir. Scholars generally regard it as an independent religious tradition with deep roots in ancient Iranian beliefs, shaped by later Sufi influences. Its…
Gate of Sheikh Adi's shrine in Lalish