Alevism (/ æˈlɛvɪzəm /; Turkish: Alevilik; Kurdish: Elewîtî[12][13]) is a syncretic [14] heterodox Islamic tradition, whose adherents follow the mystical Islamic teachings of Haji Bektash Veli, who taught the teachings of the Twelve Imams, whilst incorporating some …

Alevis worship one God (often called Hakk or Haqq, “Truth,” one of the 99 names of God in Islam), and their scripture is the Qurʾān. But some of the more visible signs of Islamic practice are absent: Alevis don’t perform ablution before prayers, and they don’t fast for Ramadan.

Kurdish Alevism[1] (Kurdish: Rêya Heqî, lit. 'The Path of God/Truth' [2] or Elewîtî) [3] refers to the unique rituals, sacred place practices, mythological discourses and socio-religious organizations among Kurds who adhere to Alevism. [4] .

The History of the Shī‘ah Imāmate Alevī Ṭarīqah or The History of the Alevism is that of a community of Muslims of Anatolia and neighbouring regions.

Nov 10, 2018 · Ethnic Kurds were once numerous here and are still found not just to the north, but also to the east, toward the city of Hama. The Alevi Arabs are thus a mixture of Arab converts and assimilated Kurds. The current president of Syria, Hafez al-Assad is an Alevi (more precisely, a Nusayri; see below).

Alevis are found primarily in Turkey among ethnic Turks and Kurds, and make up between 11-12% of Turkey’s population, the largest belief after Sunni Islam. After the death of the Islamic …

Alevis consider god, cosmos and human in a total unity. This unity is symbolized with an exclamation, Hakk Muhammad Ali, which unities three most sacred person in Alevism, God, the Prophet Muhammed and Ali, cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet.

Historically, Alevi resided predominantly in southeastern Turkey, but the mass rural-to-urban migration that has been relatively continuous since 1960 has resulted in thousands of Alevi moving to cities in central and western Anatolia.

Alevi mausoleum Alevism or Anatolian Alevism (Kurdish: Rêya Heqî; [1] Persian: علویان; Turkish: Alevilik; Azerbaijani: Ələvilik) is a local syncretic Anatolian tradition, [2] whose adherents follow the mystical (bāṭenī) [3] teachings of Persian [4][5][6][7][8][9] mystic Haji Bektash Veli, who is supposed to have taught the ...

Oct 16, 2023 · Alevism is a movement that originated in Anatolia in the 13th and 14th century. In Turkey, Alevites are the second-largest religious group, with up to 15% of the population. Alevites accept most of the teachings of Shia Islam, so they are sometimes seen as a …