Who Are the Yazidis and Why Have They Been Continually Persecuted?
The Yazidis (also spelled as Yezidis) are a religious minority found primarily in northern Iraq. In recent years, the Yazidis have received the attention of the international media as a result of their brutal persecution at the hands of Daesh. This persecution, however, is just the latest of its kind as the Yazidis have faced numerous persecutions throughout their history. The reason for this is their syncretic religion, which contains elements from Islam, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism. Over the centuries, the Yazidis have been regarded to be heretical ‘devil-worshippers’, and therefore were subjected to persecution by the Muslims who ruled over their homeland.
Did a New Religion Arise from Disenchantment?
Although the origin of the name ‘Yazidi’ is unclear, some scholars have proposed that it is derived from the Persian / Zoroastrian word ‘Yazdan’, meaning ‘God’, and ‘Yazata’, meaning ‘divine’ or ‘angelic being’. Others have associated the name of this religious minority with that of Yazid ibn Mu’awiyah, the second caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate. The Yazidis believe that this caliph, though a Sunni Muslim , became disenchanted with his religion, and became a Yazidi.The Yazidi population today has been estimated to number between 200,000 and 1,000,000. Although the Yazidis are a scattered people, the majority of them live in the mountainous regions of Kurdistan on the borders of Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. The largest Yazidi community is located in the Sinjar Mountains in northwestern Iraq. Ethnically speaking, the Yazidis have been considered to be Kurds and speak Kurdish. Nevertheless, the distinction between the Yazidis and their fellow Kurds lie in the religion practiced by the former.
Who is Melek Taus the Peacock Angel?
According to Yazidi belief, their religion is the oldest one in the world, and their religious calendar can be traced back 6756 years. The Yazidis believe that when God created the world it was entrusted to seven angels. The chief was Melek Taus, known also as the Peacock Angel. This angel is considered to be similar to Lucifer in Christian and Jewish beliefs and, like Lucifer, rebelled against God. The rebellion failed and Melek Taus was cast into the fire. Unlike his Christian and Jewish counterpart, the Peacock Angel repented. Spending 40,000 years weeping, his tears eventually put out the flames. Pleased with his act of repentance, God placed Melek Taus in charge of the daily affairs of the world. The Yazidis also believe that they were created by Melek Taus before any of the other races of the world.How Did the Yazidi Religion Develop?
Alternatively, the Yazidi religion may be traced back to the end of the Umayyad Caliphate. In 750 AD, the Umayyad Caliphate was overthrown by the Abbasids, and the last caliph, Marwan II (who was half-Kurdish), was killed. Some of the dynasty’s descendants and supporters fled to the Sinjar Mountains. The Yazidi religion continued to develop over the centuries, absorbing elements from other religions, including Sufi and Shiite Islam, Nestorian Christianity, and Zoroastrianism. It was during the 13 th and 14 th centuries that the Yazidis began to draw the attention of neighboring Muslim rulers. The religious beliefs of the Yazidis developed further away from Islamic norms, while their political power and geographical spread continued to increase.The situation alarmed the surrounding Muslims, who regarded the Yazidis as heretics and rivals for power. Due to the worship of Melek Taus by the Yazidis, their enemies considered them to be ‘devil-worshippers’. By the 15 th century, clashes between the Yazidis and Muslims ensued, in which the latter emerged victorious. The power of the Yazidis was reduced, while their numbers went into decline as a consequence of massacres and both voluntary as well as forced conversions.
Yazidis Suffer a Non-Ending History of Genocide and Persecution
According to the Yazidis, they have suffered a total of 72 genocides throughout their history. The persecution of the Yazidis continued into the modern period. During the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries, for instance, the Yazidis fled in large numbers to the Caucasus to avoid further persecution. Today this persecution continues in the form of Daesh. Many fear this will be the 73 rd genocide to be carried out against the Yazidis.
Ancient Ninevah (Ninua): Cultural Center of the Yazidi’s
Nineveh (ˈnɪnɪvə/; Arabic: نَيْنَوَىٰ Naynawā; Syriac: ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ, romanized: Nīnwē[1]; Akkadian: 𒌷𒉌𒉡𒀀 URUNI.NU.A Ninua) was an ancient Assyrian city of Upper Mesopotamia, located on the outskirts of Mosul in modern-day northern Iraq. It is located on the eastern bank of the Tigris River and was the capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Today it is a common name for the half of Mosul that lies on the eastern bank of the Tigris and the Nineveh Governorate takes its name from it.
The English placename Nineveh comes from Latin Ninive and Septuagint Greek Nineuḗ (Νινευή) under influence of the Biblical Hebrew Nīnewēh (נִינְוֶה),[3] from the Akkadian Ninua (var. Ninâ)[4] or Old Babylonian Ninuwā.[3] The original meaning of the name is unclear but may have referred to a patron goddess. The cuneiform for Ninâ (𒀏) is a fish within a house (cf. Aramaic nuna, “fish”). This may have simply intended “Place of Fish” or may have indicated a goddess associated with fish or the Tigris, possibly originally of Hurrian origin.[4] The city was later said to be devoted to “the goddess Ishtar of Nineveh” and Nina was one of the Sumerian and Assyrian names of that goddess.[4]
The city was also known as Ninuwa in Mari;[4] Ninawa in Aramaic;[4] ܢܸܢܘܵܐ in Syriac; and Nainavā (نینوا) in Persian.
Nabī Yūnus is the Arabic for “Prophet Jonah“. Kuyunjiq was, according to Layard, a Turkish name, and it was known as Armousheeah by the Arabs,[5] and is thought to have some connection with the Kara Koyunlu dynasty.[6]
Ancient, Ninevah: City of the Water Goddess
Nineveh (modern-day Mosul, Iraq) was one of the oldest and greatest cities in antiquity. It was originally known as Ninua, a trade center, and would become one of the largest and most affluent cities in antiquity. It was regarded highly by ancient writers other than those who created the biblical narratives which cast it in a negative light.
The area was settled as early as 6000 BCE and, by 3000 BCE, had become an important religious centre for worship of the goddess Ishtar. The meaning of the name is disputed but most likely relates to the prefix Nin or Nina which often appears in the names of deities (Ninhursag, Ninurta, among many others) and could have meant “House of the Goddess” or, specifically, “House of Ishtar” as the city was associated with that goddess from an early date.
The Tribe of Djinn
What mainstream media will fail to tell you is the true origins of the Yazidi religion, and the reason that ISIL/ISIS, as many before them, are on a perpetual mission to exterminate them. This goes back to the tensions between the “good” god, and the “evil” god (Enki vs. Enlil – Satan vs. Yahweh – Prometheus vs. Zeus, etc.). The war waged against the Yazidi’s is the result of this very, very ancient rift that occurred within the Council of Elohim (Watchers) at the very creation of homo erectus, and which resulted in the demonization of the opposing half of the Elohim uprising. Once again, “fallen angels” does not appear in the original Aramaic version of the Bible, and the Watchers who were accused of “rebelling”, descended to Earth to teach humankind the forbidden heavenly knowledge. Who forbade humankind to have access to this knowledge? Who forbade the mixing of bloodlines? Who commanded the genocide of both giants and humans via the great deluge? Allah. Yahweh. Zeus. Enlil. The list goes on. He is one and the same – as with all of these beings, they are known by a thousand names. The history of this story is extensive, and as I said before, very, very ancient.
The Myth of the Rebellious Angels
By Stuckenbruck, Loren T.
According to some family genealogies within the Yazidi community, there are some bloodlines that have mixed with the Djinn (Watchers), which makes them a glaring target for Islamic extremists as they truly believe that the Yazidi are part of a demonic race. Once again, this is found in both Islamic literature and Christian literature. Genesis 6 is the perfect example of the ancient (forbidden) history:
The Serpent Seed: one of the first light symbols my ancestors sent to me during my “awakening” (left), the Temple of Lalish, where the Serpent (Enki) who saved Noah and his family from the flood is venerated (right)
I first learned about the Yazidi’s after my father, a former pastor in the evangelical church, came back from sniper training with the Peshmerga freedom fighters. I deeply admire my father for risking his life to help train the Peshmerga – he is truly a fearless individual who is full of conviction. He ended up volunteering three or four more times, and he would stay in Erbil for months on end, sending back stories of his adventures on the frontline. After all, ISIL rebels were only located about 50 miles away from the camp he was staying at. The first time my father returned, I remember asking him why the Yazidi’s were being persecuted, and he told me the story of Melek Taus and the serpent who plugged the hole of the ark. Unfortunately, because my father is a Yahwist, he also believes that the Yazidi are devil-worshippers – but I am grateful that he introduced me to their belief system, even before my ancestors finally revealed the history of our bloodline to me.
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An Ancient Yazidi Prophecy
via yezidipost.com
Let the revival begin! That’s it for now – I’m on a mission to lift the veil and expose evil hidden in plain sight…keep your EYE open.
Until next time, Comrades…
Your favorite naughty gnostic 
