Yazidism

Tradition·Founded 1100 CE·est. 500 thousand–1 million worldwide

Yazidism

Branch

Figures

who it looks to — gods, spirits, ancestors; some rooms are empty on principle All 1 →
M Melek Taus — the Peacock Angel. Chief of the seven, who refused to bow to Adam out of devotion to God alone — the fidelity outsiders twisted into a slander that has cost the Yazidis dearly. Domain Regent of the world, chief of the sevenStanding Venerated — and defended against a millennium of slander Meet them — context →

Core Tenets

3 — a sample of the center, never the sum All 3 →
The shared center — held across the tradition
Melek Taus is God's regent, not his rival. The Peacock Angel refused to bow to Adam out of pure devotion to God — the story outsiders twisted into slander is, inside, the proof of his fidelity. Go deeper — context →
The world is kept by seven angels. God entrusted creation to the Heptad — remote sovereignty above, angelic administration below. Go deeper — context →
Lalish is the world's navel. Every Yazidi should stand once in the holy valley; its White Spring baptizes, its shrines anchor the cosmos. Go deeper — context →

Cosmos & Afterlife

how reality is built, and what follows death
After death

Reincarnation — the soul changes its garment

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