Then on the first day, sunday, it created an angel called izrael. Highly recommended as we cannot ignore what is modern day slavery. French priest helps expose is groups yazidi genocide. It is claimed that the original text of the book of revelation is kept in the yazidi village of baidn and. Wonderfully detailed passages, wellorganized chapters, and good writing make the book a terrific resource. 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. Imam jamil alamins magnum opus, revolution by the book, is a paradigmatic islamic liberation theology manifesto. In 1963, the community was estimated at about 10,000, according to the national census, but numbers for 1987 were unavailable. Sep 02, 2019 the yazidi religion is a mystical, oral tradition consisting of hymns qawls, that are sung by qawwals. With her new book, the last girl, nadia murad has assumed the stature of an elie wiesel for her people. Chapter one of the book of revelation discusses the yazidi doctrine of the nature of god, made to declare that he is the author of what outsiders call evils.
Large serpents, one brown and one black, were draped about the necks of the man and child, their tails falling behind like fur boas worn years ago by european women. Chapter i chapter ii chapter iii chapter iv chapter v mashaf res the black book mashaf res the black book appendix to part i the poem in praise of sei. In chapter one of the book of revelation we find first of all the yazidi. In the girl who escaped isis, khalaf describes her existence before tragedy struck. Chapter three presents the key findings and discusses yazidi concerns for justice, security, representation and reparations. In the kephalaia, or chapters, mani, the founder of the movement, describes how the. The shaikh unwound the big black snake from jaheras neck, and it slithered along in the sparse grass looking very evil indeed. Acikyildizs journey to iraq and other yazidi territories, the first half of the book was a particularly enjoyable read. Aug 06, 2016 it was the summer of 2014 when a young yazidi womans life was flipped upside down. God finishes his work in seven dayssunday to saturday. Late antique literary motifs in yezidi oral tradition.
The revelation mainly consists of god speaking to the yezidi about who he is and who they are in relation to him. Start reading the last girl by nadia murad read it forward. The two variants, that told by feqir haji and the one in the black book, differ. The land that made us special also made us vulnerable. 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. In the book the yazidis are portrayed as ancient guardians of the megalithic site, gobekli tepe, in kurdish turkey. The yazidi holy books are the kiteba cilwe book of revelation and the mishefa res black book.
But those yazidi families had hired a lawyer to buy the landthe lawyer, himself a muslim, is still considered a heroand by the time i was born, kocho had grown to about two hundred families, all of them yazidi and as close as if we were one big family, which we nearly were. Revealing the cosmic battle between good and evil dutton, 2016, which sold more than 5,000 copies in its first week and became a bestseller on the nielsen bookscan sales list. Dec 18, 2017 the yazidi book of revelation keteba jelwa, a text believed by some to have been written by nonyazidis in the early twentiethcentury but based on yazidi oral tradition, even though a nineteenthcentury translation of the text exists, is purported to contain the words of tawuse melek. The book of revelation and black book remain, however, the most prominent texts associated with the socalled devil worshipers of mesopotamia. Book in turkish, translation, englishturkish dictionary. Chapter one of the book of revelation discusses the yazidi doctrine of the nature of god, who is made to declare that he is the author of what outsiders call evils. Some yezidi mythology has been translated into english and other languages. A fictional yazidi character of note is the superpowered police officer king peacock of the top 10 series and related comics. Yazidis project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read.
Among the earliest kurdish religious texts is the yazidi black book, the sacred book of yazidi faith. There is no place in the universe that knows not my presence. The girl who escaped isis book by farida khalaf, andrea c. 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 gives an outline of spiritual cultivation specific to the experience of the marginalized who are advocating for freedom from structural oppression, particularly black americans in the context in which imam jamil is writing. Yazidi black book the yazidi black book or meshaf resh kurdish. In the first chapter he asserts his omnipresence and omnipotence. In a sense i suppose this accusation is true but as the book mentions one groups gods maybe another groups devils, and it is not a clear cut case of devilworship. Yazidis in syria live primarily in two communities, one in the aljazira area and the other in the kurddagh.
The yazidis also yezidi, ezidi, yazdani are a kurdish ethnoreligious community whose syncretic but ancient religion yazidism, a kind of yazdanism, is linked to zoroastrianism and ancient mesopotamian religions. So far there are two parts roughly translated the revelation and the black book. 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. The oldest known religious texts are pyramid texts of ancient egypt that date to 24002300 bce. In all five chapters of this book, the words of god are given in the first person, in contrast to the black book, which records the acts of god in the third person. The question of why the yezidis are labelled with this epithet is just one of the.
The black book of the yezidis was first published in english over 120 years ago. Download a pdf version here susan shands book is a moving account of the islamic states isis genocide against the yazidi community in the sinjar region of northern iraq in august 2014, which claimed the lives of over 2,000 yazidis, saw over 10,000 more abducted and tensofthousands more displaced arguably constituting isiss single most heinous crime against humanity. A belief in the reincarnation of lesser yazidi souls also exists. The book comes at a critical moment as isis tightens its hold on the estimated 3,000 yazidi women and children still in its grasp even in hiding, khalaf demonstrates her incredible courage.
One source of information about such sufferings is jean crespins le livre des martyrs book of martyrs, published in geneva, switzerland, in 1554. Parts of the tradition have now been transcribed as two holy books called the kitab aljilwa book of revelation and the mishefa res black book. English text of the revelation, from devil worship. The yazidi book of revelation kiteba cilwe in kurdish. In the beginning the invisible one brought forth from its own precious soul a white pearl. I exercise dominion over all creatures and over the affairs of all who are under the protection of my image. 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. The yazidi holy books are claimed to be the kiteba cilwe book of revelation and the mishefa res black book. On each of the other days of the week the one brought forth angels to serve melek. 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. Oct 07, 2012 one need not get past the very first page of the very first chapter pg 19 before they learn that the author, whose abduction experience is the focus of the book, has an apartment in new york later learned to be in an upscale neighborhood, owns a cabin in upstate new york, and is a deeply involved and experienced writer of books designed to grab one s emotional attention. The second part focussed mostly on arts and architecture surrounding the yazidi buildings and their faith. Jan 01, 2010 the book was well written, i enjoyed reading about dr.
Chapter 1 early in the summer of 2014, while i was busy preparing for my last year of high school, two farmers disappeared from their fields just outside kocho, the small yazidi village in northern iraq where i was born and where, until recently, i thought i would live for the rest of my life. 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. However, the black book contains more of the creation and history stories of yezidism. Black book, 2 which perhaps dates from the thirteenth century, is larger than the book of revelation, but is not divided into chapters. He has spent much of the past 15 years shedding light on one of the lesser known chapters of the holocaust. Chapter one of the book of revelation discusses the yazidi doctrine of the nature of god, who is made to declare that he is the author of what. Religious texts, also known as scripture, are the texts which various religious traditions consider to be sacred, or of central importance to their religious tradition. Adi the principal prayer of the yezidis seven classes of yezidis articles of faith notes on part i part ii.
In the beginning god created the white pearl out of his most precious essence. Yezidi mythology creation, floods, and a large black snake. I had this book as a web file, but decided to purchase an actual copy after having suggested it to someone with similar interests in religions. I received an ebook copy of david wilcocks newest book, the ascension mysteries. There are other similar books but this is the one to get as she is used at conferences on the subject and is represented by a mrs clooney. The book of revelation and black book remain, however, the most prominent texts.
The yezidis are a kurdishspeaking religious minority, with a religion based. Review of the ascension mysteries by david wilcock part one. The first half of it contains a creation myth, beginning with the creation of a. It is not divided into chapters and is longer than the book of revelation. Yezidis believe the black book originated when the lord descended wikipedia. The black book, which perhaps dates from the thirteenth century, is larger than the book of revelation, but is not divided into chapters. I am ever present to help all who trust in me and call upon me in time of need. The yazidi black book is one of two books written in the style of a holy book of the yazidis in. And it created a bird upon whose back it placed the pearl, and there he dwelt for forty thousand years. Jan 02, 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. The courage it took to survive and, now, to tell her powerful story. Like the ahle haqq, the yazidis use the metaphor of a change of garment to describe the process, which they call kiras guhorin in kurdish changing the garment. 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.
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