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The book discusses [[cosmogony]], the creation of humanity, history of the Yazidis and prohibitions in regard to food, deeds and pronunciation of words. The book begins with cosmogony and continues with how '''God created the white Pearl out of his most precious essence. He also created the bird Angar. God placed the white Pearl on the back of this bird, and he dwelt on it for forty thousand years.''<nowiki/>'.<ref name=":1" /> The book moreover states that |
The book discusses [[cosmogony]], the creation of humanity, history of the Yazidis and prohibitions in regard to food, deeds and pronunciation of words. The book begins with cosmogony and continues with how '''God created the white Pearl out of his most precious essence. He also created the bird Angar. God placed the white Pearl on the back of this bird, and he dwelt on it for forty thousand years.''<nowiki/>'.<ref name=":1" /> The book moreover states that the first day of creation was Sunday which contradicts oral traditions that claims that the first day of creation was a Saturday. God created [[Melek Taus]] on Sunday, on Monday he created Shaykh Ḥasan or Dardāʾīl, on Tuesday he created Shaykh Shams al-Dīn or Isrāfīl, on Wednesday he created Shaykh Abū Bakr or Mīkhāʾīl, on Thursday he created Sajād al-Dīn or ʿAzrāʾīl, on Friday he created Nāṣir al-Dīn or Shamnāʾīl and on Saturday he created Yādīn (Fakhr al-Dīn) also known as Nūrāʾīl. The book then states that God Melek Taus the ruler of them all and then moved on to create seven heavens, the earth, the sun and the moon. Then, Yādīn created humans, animals, birds and beasts which God put in a pockets of cloth and came out of it accompanied by these seven angels. The book also mentioned [[Gabriel]], [[Adam and Eve]].<ref name=":1" /> |
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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 villages.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Allison|first=Christine|title=The Yazidis|url=https://ore.exeter.ac.uk/repository/bitstream/handle/10871/36072/ALLISONThe%20YazidisOxfordResearchEncyclopaediaofReligion%C2%A0.pdf?sequence=2|access-date=15 September 2020|doi=10.1093/acrefore/9780199340378.013.254}}</ref> This is due in part to the rising literacy rate among Yazidis, such that those who can read or write hold a more esteemed position, and the written word is treated as more valid than the oral tradition.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite journal|last1=Spät|first1=Eszter|year=2008|title=Religious Oral Tradition and Literacy among the Yezidis of Iraq|journal=Anthropos|volume=103|issue=2|pages=393–403|doi=10.5771/0257-9774-2008-2-393|jstor=40467419}}</ref> |
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 villages.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Allison|first=Christine|title=The Yazidis|url=https://ore.exeter.ac.uk/repository/bitstream/handle/10871/36072/ALLISONThe%20YazidisOxfordResearchEncyclopaediaofReligion%C2%A0.pdf?sequence=2|access-date=15 September 2020|doi=10.1093/acrefore/9780199340378.013.254}}</ref> This is due in part to the rising literacy rate among Yazidis, such that those who can read or write hold a more esteemed position, and the written word is treated as more valid than the oral tradition.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite journal|last1=Spät|first1=Eszter|year=2008|title=Religious Oral Tradition and Literacy among the Yezidis of Iraq|journal=Anthropos|volume=103|issue=2|pages=393–403|doi=10.5771/0257-9774-2008-2-393|jstor=40467419}}</ref> |
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The Yazidi Black Book (Template:Lang-ku) is one of two books written in the style of a holy book of the Yazidis in their native Kurmanji tongue, the other being the Yazidi Book of Revelation (Kitēba jilwe).[1] The authenticity of these two books have been questioned.[2] A Dr. Forbes visited Sinjar in 1838 and scribed the authorship of the Yazidi Black Book to Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir.[3] It is believed that the Yazidi Black Book is a fusion of authentic Yazidi traditions and beliefs with Western forgeries.[1][2]
Content
The book discusses cosmogony, the creation of humanity, history of the Yazidis and prohibitions in regard to food, deeds and pronunciation of words. The book begins with cosmogony and continues with how 'God created the white Pearl out of his most precious essence. He also created the bird Angar. God placed the white Pearl on the back of this bird, and he dwelt on it for forty thousand years.'.[3] The book moreover states that the first day of creation was Sunday which contradicts oral traditions that claims that the first day of creation was a Saturday. God created Melek Taus on Sunday, on Monday he created Shaykh Ḥasan or Dardāʾīl, on Tuesday he created Shaykh Shams al-Dīn or Isrāfīl, on Wednesday he created Shaykh Abū Bakr or Mīkhāʾīl, on Thursday he created Sajād al-Dīn or ʿAzrāʾīl, on Friday he created Nāṣir al-Dīn or Shamnāʾīl and on Saturday he created Yādīn (Fakhr al-Dīn) also known as Nūrāʾīl. The book then states that God Melek Taus the ruler of them all and then moved on to create seven heavens, the earth, the sun and the moon. Then, Yādīn created humans, animals, birds and beasts which God put in a pockets of cloth and came out of it accompanied by these seven angels. The book also mentioned Gabriel, Adam and Eve.[3]
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 villages.[4] This is due in part to the rising literacy rate among Yazidis, such that those who can read or write hold a more esteemed position, and the written word is treated as more valid than the oral tradition.[5]
Publications
- The Black Book of the Yezidis (edited with an introduction by J. Lange). ISBN 1547149566
References
- ^ a b "YAZIDIS i. GENERAL" at Encyclopædia Iranica
- ^ a b Omarkhali, Khanna. "Kitāb al-Jilwa". Encyclopedia of Islam, Third Edition. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_ei3_COM_35639.
- ^ a b c Omarkhali, Khanna. "Miṣḥafā Rash". Encyclopedia of Islam, Third Edition. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_ei3_COM_36486.
- ^ Allison, Christine. "The Yazidis" (PDF). doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199340378.013.254. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ Spät, Eszter (2008). "Religious Oral Tradition and Literacy among the Yezidis of Iraq". Anthropos. 103 (2): 393–403. doi:10.5771/0257-9774-2008-2-393. JSTOR 40467419.