This religious sect holds that the world originated when a deity created a white pearl, placed it in the mouth of a white dovenamed Enfer, and then waited forty thousand years.
This religious sect holds that the world originated when a deity created a white pearl, placed it in the mouth of a white dovenamed Enfer, and then waited forty thousand years. This sect teaches that its believers can never dwell in any place wherelettuce is grown. One of their holy Âfigures wept for 7,000 years and Âfilled seven jars with his tears, which put out the Âfires ofhell. Their writings include collections of hymns known as kawls and a central book which tells of the Seven Mysteries, themost important of whom is the Peacock Angel, a blue peacock who watches over the world at God's command. Followers ofthis sect perform a pilgrimage to the tomb of Sheikh Adi, and are often seen as devil worshippers. Their name seems to derivefrom the second caliph of the Umayyad Dynasty who succeeded Muawiyah. For 10 points, name this religious sect recognizedby the Kurdish community, especially around Mosul in Iraq.
This religious sect holds that the world originated when a deity created a white pearl, placed it in the mouth of a white dovenamed Enfer, and then waited forty thousand years.
Yazidi [or Yezidi, Azidi, Zedi, Izdi, Yazidism or Yazidiyya]