One of the central problems for students of the yazidi religion concerns the origin of the two holy books of the yazidis, the book of revelation and the black. A fictional yazidi character of note is the superpowered police officer king peacock of the top 10 series and related comics. According to some estimates, 70,000 people, or about 15% of the yazidi population in iraq. The sacred books comprise kitab aljilwah book of revelation, and maaf res black bookso named because in it mention made of the descent of the lord upon the black mountain. Meefa res is one of two books written in the style of a holy book of the yazidis in northern kurdish, the other being the yazidi book of revelation kiteba jilwe. The two alleged yazidi holy books translated below are in fact forgeries, produced at an uncertain date by outsiders, incorporating genuine yazidi material but mixed in with outside elements.
Adi the principal prayer of the yezidis seven classes of yezidis articles of faith notes on part i part ii. Black bookso named because in it mention made of the descent of p. Aug 11, 2014 yezidi yazidi, an unbroken unique gene of middle eastern people extending directly back to ancient presemitic sumerian mardukites, practicing a tradition of modern zoroastrian yazdanism derived from the monoltry monotheism to marduk of babylon observed as melek taus or shaitan shaytan, have been threatened with genocide in iraq by the islamic state isisis. The yezidis have two sacred books, the kitab aljilwa, the book of revelation, written by sheikh adi, and the mishefa res, the black book, which is said by. Because their religion venerates a peacock angel whose mythology is similar to that of iblis, the islamic satan, outside observers have long accused the yazidis of. It is divided into a brief introduction and five short chapters.
He placed the white pearl on the back of the bird, and dwelt on it for forty thousand years. Mesopotamian news mardukite babylon a brave new world. He lifted up his voice and the sea became solid and became the earth. In the book the yazidis are portrayed as ancient guardians of the megalithic site, gobekli tepe, in kurdish turkey.
However, the presence of a textual black book and book of revelation alone may be enough to alter the yazidi religion to become more consistent and coherent across. Pdf isis genocide against the yazidis and mass violence in the. At this time the lord came down to the holy land al. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site.
Shouting, he created thirty thousand meleks, and divided them into three divisions. Not the false gods of their books, wrongly written but they. Meefa res is one of two books written in the style of a holy book of the yazidis in northern kurdish, the other being the yazidi book of revelation kiteba jilwe it is now generally accepted that the manuscripts of the yazidi sacred books, the mas. With her new book, the last girl, nadia murad has assumed the stature of an elie wiesel for her people. Two short books, kitab aljilwah book of revelation and maafrash black book, form the sacred scriptures of the yazidis. It is one of three yazdani religions, alevism and ahle haqq being the others. The yazidi book of revelation kit ba cilwe in kurdish. The yazidi book of revelation kiteba cilwe in kurdish.
Since then it has garnered much critical attention by ethnologists and theologians, receiving condemnation in some quarters as a fake, and in others a nod of approval as being possibly the only legitimate text along with the book of the revelation that gives some insight into these remarkable people and their. According to mohammedan tradition zazil or azazil was the original name of the devil. As much as it is an account of the yazidi genocide, the book is also a loving ode to a way of life that has now been all but obliterated. Pdf the serpent symbolism in the yezidi religious tradition and. Yazidis on the mountain of regions with significant populations iraq 650,000, germany armenia 35,272, georgia denmark 500, yazidi book of revelation yazidi black book the yazidis also yazidi, ezidi, yazdani community whose syncretic but ancient religion yazidism a kind of zoroastrianism and ancient mesop. About 12, 000 and 15, 000 yazidis in syria today, though more than half of the. Oct 25, 20 kiteba cilwe book of revelation mishefa res black book other. God finishes his work in seven dayssunday to saturday. When isis rounded up yazidi women and girls in iraq to use as slaves, the captives drew on their collective memory of past oppressions and a powerful will to survive.
Unfortunately this caused many satanists including lavey to label the yazidi as the devils own, and their sacred aljilwah book became a representation of the devils revealed words. Mashaf res the black book mashaf res the black book appendix to part i the poem in praise of sei. They worshiped him for forty thousand years, when he delivered them to melek. The book of revelation and black book remain, however, the most prominent texts associated with the socalled devil worshipers of mesopotamia. Black book, 2 which perhaps dates from the thirteenth century, is larger than the book of revelation, but is not divided into chapters. Kitba cilwe book of revelation and the mishefa res black book.
After that he created a ship in which he rode thirty thousand years, after which melek taus came and lived among men in the city of lalish. Population numbers for the syrian yazidi community are unclear. The yazidi branch of yaxdnism ontario consultants on. Yazidis project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. However, according to yezidi lore and the black book, the ser pent, or at. At that time the yazidi assumed that sheikh adi had received his mental and. In response to the challenges of past years, they have developed mechanisms with. Aug 11, 2014 the rise of islamic fundamentalism more broadly has pushed thousands of yazidis to seek asylum in europe. The black book of the yezidis was first published in english over 120 years ago. May 14, 2020 the yazidi book of revelation is one of two books on the yazidi religion written in the style of a holy book in the kurmanji dialect of the northern kurdish language, the other being the yazidi black book mishefa res in kurdish. Keywords armenian yezidis, yezidism, serpent, christianity, gnosticism, malak.
The yazidi black book is one of two books written in the style of a holy book of the yazidis in. Yezidis believe the black book originated when the lord descended black mountain. Then melek taus brought two pieces of the white pearl. The manuscripts of both books were published in 1911 and 19 were forgeries written by nonyezidis in response to western travelers and scholars interest in the yazidi religion. Perceptions of reconciliation and conflict 201 7 middle east. Kitab al jilwah, the book of illumination meshaf res, the black book of creation hymns commentary these texts, while in public domain and available in other formats, are now all collected in print in a straightforward and untainted format, 2009. History, facts and traditions of iraqs persecuted minority by yasmine hafiz hunted by militants from the islamic state, thousands of people from the yazidi community have fled to the slopes of iraqs mount sinjar, where they are caught between the prospect of death by dehydration and murder at the hands of the group. Translation of yazidi book of revelation in english.
He placed one below the earth and the other he placed at the door of heaven. Ona the black books of satan i iii 2004 1 ebook pdf. The sacred books comprise kitab aljilwah book of revelation, and maaf res black book so named because in it mention made of the descent of p. Researchers believe that the yazidi creed has elements from zoroastrianism, manicheism, judaism, christianity, and islam. Black iraqis in basra are experiencing an emerging identity, especially since barack obamas 2008 election to the presidency of the united states.
Al jilwah is ascribed to sei ad himself, and would accordingly date from the twelfth century a. Executive summary this report focuses on the yazidi community, one of the largest minority groups in iraq, and their perceptions on conflicts and future reconciliation following the islamic states is invasion in 2014. If the book is in tigris, it is unknown if the original black book is simply a kurdish translation of the english and arabic black books, or if it is a different text entirely. Yazidi book of revelation yazidi black book the yazidis also yazidi. The two religious books of the yazidis have arabic text. The tal lalish became sheikh adis headquarters and since that time has been regarded as holy. Mashaf res the black book internet sacred text archive. In 1963, the community was estimated at about 10,000, according to the national census, but numbers for 1987 were unavailable. However, scholars generally agree that the manuscripts of both books published in 1911 and 19 were forgeries written by nonyazidis in response to western travellers and scholars interest in the yazidi religion. Ona the black books of satan iiii 2004 1 ebook pdf misc others. The yazidi regard sheikh adi as the incarnation of tausi melek, the peacock angel. In basra as well there is a sectarian minority known as the sheikhiya living amongst the shia majority. It is now generally accepted that the manuscripts of the yazidi sacred books, the mas.
With the arrival of a larger number of european and american travelers in the region in the. The yazidis perceptions of reconciliation and conflict 1. Surrounded by people of the book, yazidis have felt the pressure in the past to have a written scripture, and rumors have abounded for centuries of a yazidi holy text, referred to as cilwe, revelation, or mes. Mashaf res the black book in the beginning god created the white pearl out of his most precious essence. English text of the revelation, from devil worship. Yazidi book of revelation kiteba cilwe yazidi black book mishefa res. The yezidis have two sacred books, the kitab aljilwa, the book of revelation, written by sheikh adi, and the mishefa res, the black book, which is said by scholars to have been written in the 11th12th centuries but, claim the yezidis, has existed since tawsi melek, the peacock angel, first set foot upon earth. The yazidi book of revelation is one of two books on the yazidi religion written in the style of a holy book in the kurmanji dialect of the northern kurdish language, the other being the yazidi black book mishefa res in kurdish. The yazidi holy books are claimed to be the kiteba cilwe book of revelation and the mishefa res black book. The yazidi religion is a mystical, oral tradition consisting of hymns qawls, that are sung by qawwals. Apr 02, 2009 for many years, the yazidi have been wandering desert nomads and their sacred book has been labeled as evil by the religious right. Kitab aljilwah yazidi religious literature britannica. The commission is mandated to investigate all alleged violations of international human rights law since march 2011 in syria as well as, where possible, identify those responsible with a view to ensuring that perpetrators are held. Pdf the mass violence inflicted by the radical islamist fighters of the islamic.
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