{"id":3120,"date":"2020-07-24T09:20:40","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T08:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/?page_id=3120"},"modified":"2022-12-03T22:07:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T22:07:50","slug":"sharfadin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/kurdish-mythology\/sharfadin\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharfadin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3120\" class=\"elementor elementor-3120\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9b9ecd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9b9ecd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6632373\" data-id=\"6632373\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>the <strong>Yazidism<\/strong> Where <strong>Sharfadin<\/strong>, or religion of the seven angels, is a monotheistic religion of the Yazidi ethno-religious community which is presented by its practitioners (the <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/kurdish-mythology\/\">Yazidis<\/a> or Yazidis or Yesids) as plunging its roots into ancient Iran.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5284 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AlphaOmega-e1602613368367.png\" alt=\"Yazidism or Sharfadin\" width=\"25\" height=\"26\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 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class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Origines-du-Sharfadin\"><\/span>Origins of Sharfadin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n<p>Between the IX<sup>e<\/sup> and the VIII<sup>e<\/sup>\u00a0century BC BC, Iranian tribes (the Medes) settled in the lands of present-day Kurdistan. THE <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/zoroaster-mythology\/\">Zoroastrianism<\/a> was for hundreds of years the dominant religion and had an important influence on <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/kurdish-mythology\/\">Kurds<\/a> and on their beliefs. However, some Kurds had not converted to Zoroastrianism. They remained faithful to their ancient religion: Yazdanism.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Kurdologist Serbi Rechid, Zoroastrianism spread in Media from the VI<sup>e<\/sup>\u00a0century BC AD, but did not become dominant. Until V<sup>e<\/sup>\u00a0century AD. BC, the majority of Kurds living in Zagros, Cizir, Botan and Kirkuk practiced Yazdanism.<\/p>\n\n<p>This Persian religion survives today through three Kurdish religions: Yazidism, Alevism and Y\u00e2rs\u00e2nism. Moreover, the word \u201cYazdanism\u201d is an academic term from the Kurdologist Merhad Izady. According to the latter, this Persian religion could be called \u201cYazdanism\u201d but also \u201cYezidism\u201d. Merhad Izady coined the term \u201cYazdanism\u201d in order to differentiate this religion from current Yazidism.<\/p>\n<p>Because the Yazidism of the XXI<sup>e<\/sup>\u00a0century has undergone changes since its foundation. In particular during the reform of Sheikh Adi which took place in the twelfth<sup>e<\/sup>\u00a0century. Yezidism is a survival of the ancient Persian religion, which during its existence absorbed exogenous elements in order to adapt to a hostile environment.<\/p>\n\n<p>Many similarities exist between Yezidism and Zoroastrianism. But, contrary to the indications of numerous published studies, Yezidism is not derived from Zoroastrianism. These two religions indeed have common roots. Yezidism is a survival of the ancient Persian religion, a religion in which the God was all-powerful and had a servant, Mithra, who is, among other things, a solar divinity. Today we find the same interdependence between <em>Xwede<\/em> and <em>Archangel Taous<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Zoroastrianism, on the other hand, is a reform of Mithraism \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/zoroaster-mythology\/\">Mazdaism<\/a>, another name for this ancient Medo-Iranian religion.<\/p>\n\n<p>Religious specialists emphasize the religious syncretism from which Yezidism emerged. The Yazidi cosmogony presents disturbing similarities with the religions of ancient <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/persian-mythology\/\">Iran<\/a>, the pre-Zoroastrian and then Zoroastrian religions of the VII<sup>e<\/sup>\u00a0century to IV<sup>e<\/sup>\u00a0century BC AD These analogies are mainly due to the presence of numerous Kurds of the old faith in the Lalish valley and to the isolation of the latter.<\/p>\n<p>At <abbr title=\"12th century\">XII<sup>e<\/sup><\/abbr>\u00a0century, Sheikh Adi, Sufi master, settled in Lalish and taught his precepts to the Yazidi population. Adi adapts his Muslim characteristics to Yezidism. However, if for some the Yazidi belief includes elements which allow it to be perceived as religious syncretism, this thesis remains debated.<\/p>\n\n<p>The oral tradition of this belief is one of the main factors that worked against it in the eyes of Muslims. These, recognizing as their equals only the people of <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/book-libraries\/\">Book<\/a>, saw with a bad eye these rebellious and pagan communities. Yet the Yazidis are not followers of a purely oral religious tradition: two <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/book-libraries\/\">books<\/a> sacred would serve as the basis for their laws and rites.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Description-de-la-croyance-yezidie\"><\/span>Description of the Yezidi creed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n<p>Malek Taw\u00fbs is an archangel in the Yezidi religion. <em>Malek Tawus<\/em> is often represented by a peacock according to its name and because the peacock symbolizes diversity, beauty and power. For the Yazidis, their unique god is the creator of the world but is not its preserver. This task was delegated to a procession of seven angels led by the most important of them: <em>Malek Tawus<\/em>. According to the Yazidi faith, <em>Malek Tawus<\/em> is an emanation and servant of the Almighty. On the first day (a Sunday) God created the angel Azrail, which is another name for <em>Malek Tawus.<\/em> On the second day (a Monday) God created Dardail.<\/p>\n<p>On the third day (a Tuesday) God created Israil. On the fourth day (a Wednesday) God created Machael. On the fifth day (a Thursday) God created Anzazil. On the sixth day (a Friday) God created Chemnail. Finally on the seventh day (a Saturday) God created Nourail. God then proclaimed &quot;Malek Taous&quot; chief of all the other angels. \u201cMalik Taw\u00fbs\u201d literally means \u201cpeacock angel\u201d in Kurdish. In a way we can make a parallel with the Sun god <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/mythology-of-the-great-iran\/\">Iranian<\/a> Mithras, who himself was not the supreme God, but a servant of God.<\/p>\n\n<p>In ancient Iran the metaphorical name of the Sun was \u201cTavous-\u00e9 Falak\u201d, which means the \u201cHeavenly Peacock\u201d. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/mythes-et-legendes-grecques-1664\/\">Greece<\/a> Ancient, the peacock was the symbol of the Sun. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/\">mythology<\/a> Hindu peacock feathers were considered a representation of the sky and stars. In Yazidism, the Sun is considered a source of goodness, light, warmth but above all life. However, the Yazidis are not \u201cSun worshippers\u201d: God created the Sun and the Yazidis bow down before this divine creation.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Traditions-et-interdits-du-yezidisme\"><\/span>Traditions and taboos of Yazidism<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n<p>The Yazidis have two sacred books: the <em>Kiteba Cilwe<\/em>, the Book of Revelations, and the <em>Mishefa Re\u015f<\/em>, the Black Book. the <em>Kiteba Cilwe<\/em> describes Malek Taous and his special relationship with the Yazidis, while the <em>Mishefa Re\u015f<\/em> describes the creation of the universe, the seven great Angels, the Yazidis and the laws that the latter must follow.<\/p>\n\n<p>One can observe a large number of rites that Yazidis and Zoroastrians have in common. The Yazidis pray 5 times a day, like the Zoroastrians, and like the Muslims. It is also noted that the Yazidi morning prayer (during which Yazidis pray towards the Sun) resembles the Zoroastrian prayer. Like the Zoroastrians, the Yazidis are organized into castes and have taboos related to the 4 elements (earth, fire, air and water). The Yazidis also practice the sacrifice of the bull (cult of Mithra), which was once practiced by the Mazdeans<abbr title=\"reference\"><\/abbr>. Yazidis and Zoroastrians share the same holiday: Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n<p>Animals hold a special place in old religions, especially in Mithraism. Certain animals are painted on the Mithraic icons, and the same animals are depicted on the Lalesh temple. Their interpretations are also identical to those of the Mithraic religion. Mithras, a deity <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/mythology-of-the-great-iran\/\">iranian<\/a>, sacrificed according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/\">legend<\/a> a bull. The Yazidis do the same in autumn. They sacrifice a bull every year for all of humanity and for a more harmonious world.<\/p>\n<p>In ancient times the bull symbolized autumn and its slaughter was to be followed by a green, rainy and fruitful year. In Mithraism the serpent symbolized the cosmos. The Yazidis particularly respect the snake \u2014 especially the black snake. According to the Yazidi faith, the snake is a symbol of wisdom. 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