Shouting, he created thirty thousand meleks, and divided them into three divisions. Then melek taus brought two pieces of the white pearl. He placed one below the earth and the other he placed at the door of heaven. Al jilwah is ascribed to sei ad himself, and would accordingly date from the twelfth century a.
He placed the white pearl on the back of the bird, and dwelt on it for forty thousand years. Ona the black books of satan iiii 2004 1 ebook pdf misc others. 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. Pdf the serpent symbolism in the yezidi religious tradition and. 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 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. The yazidi black book is one of two books written in the style of a holy book of the yazidis in. 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. The yazidi book of revelation kiteba cilwe in kurdish. At that time the yazidi assumed that sheikh adi had received his mental and. The black book of the yezidis was first published in english over 120 years ago.
Perceptions of reconciliation and conflict 201 7 middle east. Mashaf res the black book internet sacred text archive. In the book the yazidis are portrayed as ancient guardians of the megalithic site, gobekli tepe, in kurdish turkey. Yazidis project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. In basra as well there is a sectarian minority known as the sheikhiya living amongst the shia majority. They worshiped him for forty thousand years, when he delivered them to melek. Keywords armenian yezidis, yezidism, serpent, christianity, gnosticism, malak. Adi the principal prayer of the yezidis seven classes of yezidis articles of faith notes on part i part ii.
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. Mashaf res the black book in the beginning god created the white pearl out of his most precious essence. With her new book, the last girl, nadia murad has assumed the stature of an elie wiesel for her people. According to some estimates, 70,000 people, or about 15% of the yazidi population in iraq. Yazidis in syria live primarily in two communities, one in the aljazira area and the other in the kurddagh. Researchers believe that the yazidi creed has elements from zoroastrianism, manicheism, judaism, christianity, and islam. 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. Aug 11, 2014 the rise of islamic fundamentalism more broadly has pushed thousands of yazidis to seek asylum in europe. 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. Pdf the mass violence inflicted by the radical islamist fighters of the islamic. The two religious books of the yazidis have arabic text. At this time the lord came down to the holy land al.
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. The yazidi religion is a mystical, oral tradition consisting of hymns qawls, that are sung by qawwals. The yazidi book of revelation kit ba cilwe in kurdish. He lifted up his voice and the sea became solid and became the earth. It is divided into a brief introduction and five short chapters. Yazidi book of revelation yazidi black book the yazidis also yazidi. 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. However, according to yezidi lore and the black book, the ser pent, or at. 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. Mesopotamian news mardukite babylon a brave new world. Black iraqis in basra are experiencing an emerging identity, especially since barack obamas 2008 election to the presidency of the united states. 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. The tal lalish became sheikh adis headquarters and since that time has been regarded as holy.
In 1963, the community was estimated at about 10,000, according to the national census, but numbers for 1987 were unavailable. 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. 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. With the arrival of a larger number of european and american travelers in the region in the. Kitba cilwe book of revelation and the mishefa res black book. 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. English text of the revelation, from devil worship. Black book, 2 which perhaps dates from the thirteenth century, is larger than the book of revelation, but is not divided into chapters.
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. 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. 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 branch of yaxdnism ontario consultants on. Yazidi book of revelation kiteba cilwe yazidi black book mishefa res. 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. Oct 25, 20 kiteba cilwe book of revelation mishefa res black book other. 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. Translation of yazidi book of revelation in english. Population numbers for the syrian yazidi community are unclear. 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. Christianity, integral philosophy, and politics yazidis and the original religion of the near east the horrific bombing in the kurdish regions around kirkuk death toll estimates currently at 400 targeted the yazidis, a smallish kurdish but nonmuslim sect. Pdf isis genocide against the yazidis and mass violence in the.
Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. 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. The yazidi holy books are claimed to be the kiteba cilwe book of revelation and the mishefa res black book. 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. Black bookso named because in it mention made of the descent of p. It is one of three yazdani religions, alevism and ahle haqq being the others.
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. Not the false gods of their books, wrongly written but they. In response to the challenges of past years, they have developed mechanisms with. 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. Mashaf res the black book mashaf res the black book appendix to part i the poem in praise of sei. About 12, 000 and 15, 000 yazidis in syria today, though more than half of the. 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. 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.
The book of revelation and black book remain, however, the most prominent texts associated with the socalled devil worshipers of mesopotamia. 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. 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. The yazidis open research exeter university of exeter.
The yazidi regard sheikh adi as the incarnation of tausi melek, the peacock angel. Yezidis believe the black book originated when the lord descended black mountain. It is now generally accepted that the manuscripts of the yazidi sacred books, the mas. A fictional yazidi character of note is the superpowered police officer king peacock of the top 10 series and related comics. 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, where his temple remains to this day. According to mohammedan tradition zazil or azazil was the original name of the devil. God finishes his work in seven dayssunday to saturday. Two short books, kitab aljilwah book of revelation and maafrash black book, form the sacred scriptures of the yazidis. Kitab aljilwah yazidi religious literature britannica.
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