Who are the Alawites?
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2020
- Another video in my series about religious minorities in the Middle East, this time about the secretive Alawites.
Sources:
Larson, Göran; Simon Sorgenfrei, Max Stockman (2017). "Religiösa minoriteter från Mellanöstern" (Religious minorities from the Middle East). Myndigheten för stöd till trossamfund.
Bar-Asher, Meir M. (2003). Nosayris. In "Encyclopedia Iranica Online".
Thanks everyone for commenting and watching the video! Clearly, as I stated in the video itself, there are many conflicting accounts of the Alawites/Nusayris and a variety of expressions within the group itself. As we can tell from the comments here, the question is quite complex, so don't take the words of the video as gospel but understand that there are a variety of understandings, so I suggest talking to each other to better understand the nuances and differences within Alawite belief. I'm glad this comment-section is a source for discussion and debate, but remember to always keep a good tone and respect each other. These are sensitive subjects, and it's easy to get riled up, but try your best not to insult or spread hate.
/Filip
Who are Turkish alavites?
Hi, do you have any knowledge about the moroccan alawit family (monarch family)...If they belong to that group or not? !Thank you in generellay for the content
@@scepticmuslim No, that is not the same. There are many different groups who go under the Arabic name "Alawi" and that's just another one of them. I think it's referring to their lineage going back to Ali ibn Abi Talib.
Let’s hope. Diversity doesn’t infect your country !
@@scepticmuslim The 3alawit in North Africa and middle east are descendants of adepts of sufi tariqa "created" by Master La3lawi - or 3allawi- . They were called La3lawi, and some of them kept that " surname" as their name.
Man this channel deserves much more love. Your Arabic pronunciations are pretty good, and not many people have taken the time to put all this information together on such small faiths.
Thanks :)
@@LetsTalkReligion ur welcome
@@LetsTalkReligion asalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu. Br have you learnt Arabic? if so would you mind disclosing where you undertook your studies and also your sources on subjects such as these. Barak Allahu Feek.
@@KK-fs6hg yes i wanna learn arabic to expose your fake islam faith and fake arabic history .
@@theconnecteduniverse1video629 I have every faith you will benefit greatly from learning the language and religion as many before you have. With that, I hope you find it in your heart to rid yourself of every negative notion that clearly weighs heavy within you. Asalamualaikum
I like the fact that the narrator provides us with facts and information without pouring his personal opinion and favoratism and being biased. Also he kept reminding us that this information can be debated due to the secrecy of the sect. Thank you.
Yet people are going to still complain about how WRONG HE IS!!!!! LOL!
@@charlesandrews2360 Because he is probably a bit wrong who knows
I was a bit worried because politics comes up in this video, he stayed as unbiased as ever. Great stuff.
@@barahng This religion seems to be evil, given everything that surrounds it, especially its secrecy...
You are an amazing scholar, and with humility, you explore myriad topics, including religions. Blessings and love as different religious groups , sects, and faiths are estimated to be more than four thousand.
Best wishes
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I was one of them. When I announced that I will no longer participate in this, my parents disowned me to a degree that they would kill me if they see me again. It’s been more than 15 years I did not see them.
Sorry you had to lose your family for your beliefs.
If you don't mind me asking did convert to another religion?
you are always welcome back home. stop this western non sense..........
@@nesrinebk2743 I just stopped believing that Allah is a human (Ali). You may say I converted to Islam.
Thank God, Who has opened ur eyes, mind nd heart to the truth. Do not grieve , God The Almighty is with u. No one can harm u, as long as ur on the straight path.
@@MutiGozel Were you a Turkish Alevi or Syrian/Arab Alawite? Is it common for Alawite families to have such a strong reaction if their son leaves their religion?
i was born Alawite and i live in Syria , not a religious guy , but you were right about most things .
Big fan of your channel
You believe Ali is God?
Let me guess, latakia ?
@JEpronuke So you believe Ali should've been a prophet not muhammad but gabriel was mistaken
@JEpronuke Bro that's one of their favourite lies. We apparently believe an angel, without free will, made a mistake and gave the prophethood to a 40-year old man by accident when he should have given it to a 7-year old boy.
@JEpronuke can you pls tell me if ali is over Muhammad?
The best thing about this channel is, it's uniqueness. Another great analysis, well done.
Thank you!
@@LetsTalkReligion Good Channel, I've subscribed. May the Grace of God and the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. (Whatever your faith; I wanted to give you a blessing. I'm Catholic).
@@LetsTalkReligion I am alawi and your video is nearly completely false please delete it he don’t teach anyone our religion u got your info from Sunni muslims who don’t like us and try to make us look bad
We do fast in Ramadan as I keep watching this video it just gets worse and worse please delete it your wayyyy off our religion and spreading false information about us alawis we don’t drink wine as alchole is haram I am amazed at what sunni muslims would say to make us look bad
@@alz_1875 Then come out into the open nd tell us about ur "religion" . Don't insult the narrator; he obviously got his information from reliable sources . Rectify the mistakes in the video . Come on, tell us the truth about urself nd "religion" , or get someone more knowledgeable to explain.
I lived for 10 years in northern Lebanon and never really understood the group called Alawites. This video is a real insight. Thank you
He’s wrong mate, he couldn’t be more wrong. Their are many many different stories of alawites and nobody has the truth about them except a real alawite and a real alawite will never tell you anything which means he’s automatically a liar
There's nothing wrong with Alawites @@ETAD1K
I have absolutely no idea why this popped up in my recommendations, but I’m glad it did. I can't pretend I've ever heard of the Alawites but after such a clear, objective and well informed description I’m definitely better informed now. Thank you.
Well the more you know you realize that you really don't know.
The Algorithm is The Gate.
Or something...
Ditto!
@@LuisAldamiz haha, good one!
Thanks for such a fantastic full of knowledge and research, I can keep reading this fascinating information and listening to you. Great
That's curious how little views this channel has despite some good quality videos with thorough explanations!
Tells you how much people want to educate themselves
First time I’ve actually listened and read about Alawites Thank you well presented
I'd never heard of this religion before. It's fascinating how it combines seemingly random aspects of the Abrahamic religions but then disregards other traditions outright. Thank you so much for this video.
Its not a religion, its still considered part of Islam (barely)
its not lol @@Narrowcros
@@Narrowcrosit's against the teachings of Islam it has nothing to do with Islam
@@Joker-sp1ci There main book is the Quran
@@NarrowcrosNo it's not everything they do is against the teaching of Quran & according to the Quran a person who believes, seek refuge, prays & don't believe in Monotheism the extreme & indestructible unity of one God is a desbelievr
Your scholarship is undeniable. Thank you for sharing this post.
As a religious studies major in college, I find myself mostly teaching others about religion, religious philosophy, hermeneutics, etc. This is where I come to learn new information that we didn't even touch in school. Thank you for providing a higher education for me. In this world where religion divides us culturally and politically, this channel brings faiths together through education and inclusivity. Thank you.
Very impressed by your knowledge, the best of all you interpret everything in a very neutral way
Super interesting! I love learning about religion and culture from around the world. You do such an amazing job. Ty😊
Would love to see a video on the differences between Alawites, Alevi, and Sufism. I've also heard the term Mevlevi in Turkish, which I think is related. I've always conflated these terms (and might even be doing so now). Thanks!
Sufism are sunni sect . It has nothing to do with alevism or nusayrism who are shia
@@abeilledelalune7202 Sufism have many branches but most of them have beliefs and views completely opposite of Islamic teachings.
@@TheLadla1 only the new age branches. Original Sufism is the true Islam
Alawites are an ethno-religious groups on comparison to the others
@@Dragoncam13 initiatic group from chiisme gnostic
Your pronunciation of Arabic words is surprisingly accurate for a non-arabic speaker
Not that accurate at all especially the الشدة but still there's no shame in this
@@thenewblog There is no such a thing as "accurate" ? Which Arabic dialect is considered as the "Gold Standard" ?... just like whose English is English anyway ?
@@VelMurugan-qb1xq It would be safe to assume that they are talking about msa
@@VelMurugan-qb1xq
there are two standards, Classical Arabic and MSA (modern standard Arabic)
But his Arabic pronunciations are good for a non-arabic speaking person nevertheless!
@Sean Francis Waters Lancaster What the hell is wrong with you. For an English speaker, certain arabic sounds are difficult to pronounce since they aren't in English. Get a life.
I really appreciate all the in depth research you do to bring such rich cultures and interesting beliefs to we your public. I find all your videos fascinating. This religion is so unique because it has elements of the three major religions plus elements Hinduism and more. Aliwate seems all encompassing and may be the golden thread which runs through all Earthly religions. This video is really award winning work. I wish I had one to give you. I love "facts" without slant or spin. You deliver.
Thank you!
Toda rabah!
Shukran jazeeran!
Hello, dear human being! Could you tell me who God is?
The fact that he talked about a complex religious debate and was like "I encourage u to continue the discussion in the comments" shows that this channel is unlike anything else on youtube
I am so glad that i discovered your channel, is is creative, informative, wonderfully crafted. I cant wait to view all the videos in your library. For the Alawites i have been interested in them for a long time, they are mostly in my opinion influenced by Gnostic beliefs, also we can see some traces of Christian rituals and beliefs mixed with Shia islam, it is interesting mixture and somehow they remind me on Druze community.
Fascinating as always. These videos on esoteric offshoots of Islam are so illuminating, and the discussion of their internal divisions and diversity always leaves me thinking that there's more to learn rather than feeling content with what I know (which is the mark of good teaching ). Keep it up.
Always shi’ite Islam seems to have the most mystical offshoots. I’d love to learn more but my lack of knowledge of Arabic and Persian are limiting factors
Alawites are not an offshoot of Islam - they are the original Muslims! It's the rest of Islam that is an Abassid offshoot.
@@corvusglaive4804 Not really, those are heretical sects that have nothing to do with the authentic version.
@@phillipholland6795 yes really. All the latest research says that it's the reverse. "Authentic" mainstream Islam is a later Abbasid Persian invention
You know you are lying,alawite is not islam in any way@@corvusglaive4804
"stop crying, you shall soon have your fodder" is actually a solid roast 😂
May you be dis graced
@@arsalakhan8098😶
@@mohammed-qm7wb what! you deny the chance to rost
@@arsalakhan8098 already roasted xD
Sold roast my foot.. shows their idiocy
For a non religious christian teacher of History such as myself, a very well constructed and informative presentation. Already watched the programme on Sufism which is similarily excellent..
Sufism isn't a sect of Islam, it's the spiritual side to it. One of the first big imams in Islam was Malik, he said that to succeed in the religion it's important to learn jurisprudence (fiqh) and to tasawwuf (spiritual side).
How can you be a non religious christian teacher?
@@BroMan-vm5gt
How is that difficult to understand? He's a history teacher, he's a Christian, but he's not religious. Do you not speak English?
Great, channel. All the information without any bias or judgement
Keep up the good work
Sushmita: YOU are fascinating YOUR knowledge is impeccable 👌 Not a day passes without me listening to you Blessings always 🙏
Thank you for creating this channel. Religion is a topic I enjoy learning about but it's often hard to find informative but unbiased information in relation to it
I'm glad you feel that way!
I am astonished to see the versatility of religious sects. I did not know about alawies. Thank you very much for enriching my knowledge. I don't want to argue. I strictly believe in freedom of thought as long as one's thoughts do not hurt others.
Stay blessed
I didn’t know about the Alawites until now. Interesting topic. Thanks.
I love this channel! I learn something new every time I click on a video.
Amazing so glad to find this video.
Thank you for this explanation. I met many syrians and asked them about the Alawite. but no one could give a clear answer.
Just found your channel and I already love it! I commend your bravery in taking on these topics the way you do, as I’m sure you know far better than I do how much of a target even talking about much of this stuff will make you. Bravo I say!
He’s not saying anything controversial. Try to understand these groups who may seem unfamiliar to you but live in the world around you.
@@SaadKhan-us6ih you'd be surprised at how upset people of any given religion get when you talk about other denominations of the same religion, also people are picky about how their religious beliefs are portrayed. I know to you or me none of this may seem controversial but I can guarantee there are people who get upset at something as simple as historical accuracy.
Informative summary for westerners to have a nutural point of view on the subject.
Thank you for your efforts. I'm a big fan.
آفرین و سد آفرین به بیان و گفتن درباره دین ها...یک جهان سپاس
Merci infiniment de bien présenter chaque thème si proche de ses variétés ...
Thank you for being so close to the facts for each topic I have listened to you, I do appreciate tremendously your honesty ❤🙏
Please, keep going and going...
Your research is on point . I came across this information about ten years ago. Keep up the good work brother.
As a Sunni Muslim, I always wondered what they were, thank you for explaining so clearly!
But it reminds me of the warning of the 73 sects subhanaAllah
These are definitely not part of the 73 sects. All of the 73 sects are people of innovation in Asma wal Sifat and other non extreme aqidah issues. Once you become a mushrik your not part of the 73 sect@@mohamedabdullahi3819
Very good indeed. And I also heard you on Duruz community. Keep up the good work.
Hey just stumbled on your video, i loved it, your very informative and your video is very engaging, about to subscribe and watch the rest. Peace be upon you 😉
Again, great video. Very informative and interesting.
Thank you clear calm and extremely interesting on a subject i have never learned about. Again thank you
I love this channel and find all these heterodox Islamic or Islam-derived religious communities a very interesting topics. It would be nice to see an episode about the Alevites of Turkey.
Very good video, minorities like these deserve more recognition. Which speaking of I would recommend to make a video on the bektashi another lesser known sect of Islam.
Thank you very much for your Video🙂Very good explained greetings from a Alevi 😊
Very interesting that so much is still so little understood and their community continues to hold their beliefs so secret. You mention that they celebrate a kind of communion which brings to mind the recent exploration of the early Christian eucharist and its relationship to the Greek mystery cult of Eleusis and in particular the increasing currency for the evidence that wine as it was referred to back then would likely include a medicinal component that would be formulated to generate visions among the participants. Considering the long history of Hellenism along the Coast of the Levant, and the strong focus that the early Christian churches had in that region it would not surprise me to know that it is still practiced or at least venerated to some degree. I refer to the recent book by Brian Muraresku "The Immortality Key" which is really quite an remarkable examination of the recent and ongoing research. Cheers.
lovely always you speak it...jazakallah fr unique info.
So glad I found this site i,,,,it explains so much as to what and how Islam works know many Muslim live , but could never understand what the told me about the religion ,, thank you!
Thank you for this interesting explanation. Never realized the Alawites were as different as you described.
Well he is wrong on many aspects of the alawittes, how and why do you consider that everything he said was factual
@@kkay5813 what is wrong ?
@@chendaforest Alot of the teachings are passed down. Basically the public information is either exaggerated, incorrect, or only in regard to selective Alawites.
@@donmoez6289 where would you recommend learning about it? Or are you an Alawite?
@@chendaforest I am an Alawite. I honestly couldn't tell you a reliable internet source to learn about it. There are also some conflicting online sources. It is usually passed down and spread only throughout the Alawite community.
I am Anatolian Turkmen Alevi, I lived with Arab Alevis, that is, the people mentioned in this video, for 3 years. There are 3 million alllawite people in Turkey. . . The only difference between Turkmen Alevis and Arab Alevis is that they do not perform semah, or religious dance, accompanied by baglama, but there are cem ceremonies and they sing some hymns in the style of idiom. In all Alevi groups, the holy day is Thursday evening. And what they all have in common is that they are places to visit tombs and saints.
This just plain wrong.
Very interesting. And you spoke very respectfully. Well made video.
Thank you for a very informative video on such a little-known religious group.
Wow, this is VERY, I mean, very interesting. Taking the secondary figures and turned them into the main one! Hope there is more info on them in the future. Thanks for the video.
I know! I love researching some of these videos
There is no one holy like the LORD; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior! To you, LORD, I call; you are my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Savior.’ --------And I tell you that you are Peter,and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hadeswill not overcome it.
@@thetruthuntold9642 I am a rock, I am an island. And a rock feels no pain. And an island never cries.
I have visited Syria 22 ago
All different communities living in peace 🌹🤲🏻❤️💐
For Peace. Well America bring them "democracy " just like in rest of world....there is no peace there anymore....
Reset*
Sadly America has tried to destroy Syria.
@@zalaegerszeg9527 only America?
This is a dope watch. I learned a lot. Thank you, sir.
Thanks for ur great information i wrote 4 pages from ur video it's really interesting and clear explanation
Am i falling in love with the narrator or the narration? Respect
I actually stumbled on some really amazing Alawite music until it was removed entirely from UA-cam after being made privatized. Ya Ali Hadad! It caused me to look into Ali's history. I think the story makes most sense with him defending his caravan while the innocents fled to the mountains. I think that it is a more fundamental honor to sacrifice for the survival of innocent people _of the mountains._ Highlander v flatlander is a very old dynamic and it is first seen in a big way through history in these regions. Primarily Ali's region.
It's pretty awesome to believe in a supernatural spirit that protects what you may consider the good and sweet people of the mountains, who have always been preyed upon by the gathered masses of flatlanders claiming authority.
The places of worship are ˹only˺ for Allah, so do not invoke anyone besides Him. surah ad djinn verse 18,
where can I find Alawite music?
fyi the music you heard is shia music who also love imam ali but us alawites we mostly do accapella song and freestyle a poem right there on the spot rather than recording a song of a video
@@RS-xn7rs can you link address some examples? I always ask my people but they can only give Syrian wedding music etc.
Excellent exposé as usual, thanks a lot for your work
Knowledgeable and impressive presentation
UA-cam offered me this video after I watched a piece or two about the Druze. Between them, I've come to see that the US's Latter Day Saints -- who may or may not be Christian, according to one's theological point of view -- are not as eccentric as I have always supposed. This "sort of thing" seems to happen a lot. Names, places, events, guiding thoughts, all seem to get mixed and matched with slight variations among people who live in close proximity.
It's said that "a language is a dialect with an army and a navy". I suppose we can say in the same way that a religion is a movement (perhaps sect, perhaps cult) with a very large base. I don't know about the religion of Sikh people, but I've heard that it lies somewhere between Islam and Hinduism. And, in recent years, I became aware of the Yazidi people, also eastern, also not Muslim. I hope UA-cam dishes up something about them as well as others I haven't yet heard of. Jains?
As an American who recognizes but doesn't practice any ancestral religion (outside of the practical, common-sense rules that appear in most), I find this insight-inspiring (as well as fun.)
Note: I see there's a talk about the Yazidis in the sidebar -- presented by the same channel. That will be my next click!
Good video, would have appreciated a comparison between the Alawites and the Alevis in Turkey (which you state are not the same), as, in Turkey, both the Alevis and the Alawites in Syria are seen as the same, and are historically connected. Then there's the order of Bektashis, who also share common beliefs, but were prominent in Rumelia - which might also be interesting to explore.
You should know one thing, the Alawites and the Alevis ARE NOTHING ALIKE AND NEVER COMPARE THEM TO EACHOTHER THANKS
@@Russes_Sidechick why? There are many in common
@@atomcamgaming alevis are also at fault with the murdering of the alawites and they're also Turkish and the Turkish hate the Alawite and so do the Alawites, if they are like alawites then why don't they become alawites?
@@Russes_Sidechick they are not the same like alawis but the humanity is the same. Alevis never attack people because of religion oder ethnik and you will never seen. Please dont compare them with sunni turks. Alevis are against erdogan and radikalism . Alevis from turkey had horrible past and they are still hated by turkish people. 80% of turkey is sunni . What can a alevi do inside this crazy people?
WONDERFULL !!!! Thanks ! All blessings !!!
A very informative and interesting video on the Alawites.
Thank you for your beautiful video,it's almost impossible to find anything else like this on YT !
Being born and raised in an Alawite family myself I can understand the confusion when trying to understand the Alawite religion from the outside cuz it's even complicated from the inside.
There was one very important thing missing from the video which is the fact that you can't become an Alawite, you are only born into the religion; which brings up a weird case of identity so being Alawite and identifying as such is much more like an ethnic identity rather than a religious one. Very much like the Druze but much more low profile !
And this actually brings us to the idea that most Alawites don't know much about their religion, and though they hide the very little belief they know (the divine triad of the meaning, name and gate) because it's very heretical for almost every other religion around !
I should clarify that what I'm going to say is based on a mix of my own experience of coming from a religious Alawite family and the very different readings and researches that I did while being curious about the issue, and I think that it's almost impossible to cover the whole thing in a comment :) :
First of all the the Nussayri (Alawi) religion derives from a wider religious movement that was spread all over the middle east during the 9th and 10th century called "Al Batiniyah", which is almost an identical term for Gnosticism. So the docetist vision of the universe can be applied to every single thing in the word, and so their belief of Hussein not being killed but appearing to be so can be applied to all other figures you mentioned (7 manifestations of the triad). All of this is based on the shared dualistic nature of the universe that is the core of all gnostic religions :
The Material (bad) world vs The Spiritual (good) world.
It's noteworthy to know the fact that the Nussayri religion is both Batini (gnostic) and secretive; which are not synonyms although most Batini religions were secretive in order to evade persecution.
Traditional worship practices (prayers, fasting in ramadan) are pretty much irrelevant to the belief itself; it's and has been a way for trying to integrate into the wider Islamic surrounding world not much. So fasting and not fasting is much more of a personal choice that won't affect your spiritual being at all!
The divisions you mentioned are almost right but I can try to set it more in order :
Current Alawites are religiously devided into two branches : Klazis (Lunar = Qamari) and Makhousis - currently know as Haydaris - (Solar = Shamsi). And the difference while very small is actually weirder than what you'd think : in both groups Ali is still the ultimate essense and meaning of the triad, and one of the triad's manifestations a celestial one based on the (moon, sun, sky) triad:
So the Klazis (lunar) view the moon as a manifestation of Ali and describe him as the "Light", while Makhousis (Solar) view the Sun as he mansifestation pf Ali but the describe him as the "Darkness" !!?? which was very weird for me at the beginning cuz the moon is an object related to darkness and the sun to the light. Klazis often use a slur to describe the Makhousis as "the worshippers of darkness".
Personally the most convincing research I read about the beliefs was the one written by Yaron Friedman " The Nusayri-Alawis " : in it the writer sees the religion as a special case of a group that started in a Persian-Zoroastrian-influenced Iraq and moved to the Greek-Christian influenced Syria. So celebrating Nowruz and Christmas (based on the Julian calendar by the way ;) ) is not weird for them.
There are tons of stuff that I couldn't mention in a YT comment
And thanks again :)
Thanks Filip for the pin 🙏I really appreciate it
I sent you an email (on the address that appears in your "about") if you want to further discuss the subject :)
Is Kitab al-Majmu genuine? I remember reading parts of it and it curses basically every other religion and sect.
Please delete your comment
@@Qwerty-ey5fi A A Well if by that you mean the oral tradition that is transmitted from the master to the apprentice so yeah it's real. However it's made clear that the whole thing is coded, and the real meaning isn't the literal one. This is a major principles that is present in all Batini religions; the apparent isn't the real truth.
I don't remember in cursing in the text itself, but it's common to curse traditional anti - shia figures like Abu Bakr, Aysha and Uthman... I know that this is popular among regular Shia at least for a not so recent time. But I know that in the druze holy book "Rasa'il Al-Hikmah" (Letters of wisdom) there's a clear attack on the Nusayri belief; Yaron Friedman explains that by the fact that when the druze came from Egypt to the Levant they found other religious groups preaching similar ideas to theirs, and the Nusayris were the ones who called themselves "Al-Muahhidoun" (the real unifiers of God) which is the very same name that druze still use to call themselves!
In the same book I mentioned the most important ressource for the explanation of the beliefs predates the beginning of the Nusayris themselves
it's a book called "Al-Haft Al-Sharif" by Al Mufaddal Ibn Umar Al Ja'fi; which is a "middle ages science book" that is supposedly based on a discussion between Al Ja'fi himself and the sixth Imam Ja'far Al Sadiq in which they discuss the laws of the soul and the univers to the in the extent of middle ages knowledge. In this book the idea of transmigration of the soul is deeply discussed and I believe that it can be one of the main influences to all Batini religions perhaps !
@@dannyboii541 If it's because it should have been kept a secret I'm sorry man; there are already huge books and even subreddits that discusses everything I said.
I am an arab and a sunni muslim. I love Syria and the Syrian people regardless of their beleif. and or religion. Algerians have a deep love for the land and its people. I always taught of the Allawite from the name that they are Shia muslims ( 12 vrs) . But thank you for explaining that is lot more complex than that. And I appriciate it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us and not claiming that it is a universal truth as others do.
Absolutely. Sometimes its good to just learn without all the shenanigans and emotion.
Much love from your alawite brother 🇸🇾❤🇩🇿
Liking someone regardless of their religion should be a given and not a statement to include unless you dislike others due to their religion
Very well put, most interesting. Keep up your work.
I met a Turkish girl who belonged to this sect and after listening her story i got interested in knowing more about it. Thank God I came across your channel.
As an alwait young man i wanna thank you for that great work that have you done
Most of this information are accurate but i wish that u spoke more a bout our live in the present
I'm glad to help you if decided to make another video a bout us in the future
Sooo Un-alawi of you tbh
Ehlen Ya Ghali, I'am Alawite too from Liwa Iskandaroun, Arsuz. Hobb Ikter hayye Allah Yihmik int wa Suriyya
@@fadiibrahim7506 why is that
@@mehmetyanms1202 thank you brother
God bless you
@@solemanali7448 cuz that would be snitchin.
And snitches get stitches u know
Excellent I've listened till Mana, veil and gate this is their faith and one can go to the majlis during Muharram and listen it. I know it because my paternal side converted to shiaism again for power Dominion and I attended a lot of majlises of different sects and combined as well to understand.
Thanks and great understanding.
Thank you for the qualitative content. As always.
Hello fellow 2023 viewer!
Quite very comprehensive yet objective analysis
I've been trying to make sense of the alawites for a long time and this is the best explanation I have seen so far. No wonder I was not able to figure them out!
Much of what you see in this video has been misrepresented, which is because others are telling our beliefs for us, which is natural, because we believe that if we tell, we will be punished.
@@thetruthuntold9642 Oh you are an alawi? Nice to know! Do you have any reliable source on Alawism ? can we convert to it ?
Well keep trying because this video is far from the truth. Happy to answer any questions you have
@@NatalieIC are u an alawite?
@@MikailYolcu Yeah I am
Good information Bro. May God bless you.
You are great man. Whoever responsible. Thank you..
what an amazing channel!!
We Shias don't worship Imam Ali (a.s). One who worship Imam Ali as Allah isn't a Muslim. 💙
@Mike WazWaz Considering Iran as the collective identity of Shia, is your first mistake. What people choose to do for political gain, be it, shia or sunni, doesn't mean, that the Shia actually support them in religion!?
Many weird things Shia do honestly. Why is it even debated that some of the Shia worship a human or consider a grave to be Makkah while others curse the people of the house and companios. Making up their own things. All respect to the Shias who mostly follow what sunna do but have subtle differences.
@Mike WazWaz Do you take responsibility for the killing of the Shias, in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen ?
@Mike WazWaz Do you take responsibility for the slander caused to Islam and prophet Muhammad (sawa) due to your books and the terrorism of your fellow sunni? Do sunnis believe everyone who isn't a sunni must be killed?
@abu Isa Do you wanna see all the weird stuff in your books? Do you think its only us that have " weird " beliefs ?
Wow. I really appreciate this. I’ve been curious about this religion for a long time and this is by far the clearest video on the topic I have seen
not everything was right! but he did great trying to explain. fair we are a pretty secretive sect due to our size.
well delivered...no hype
a clear exposition of the topic.
Wow your video is absolutely amazing and unique . Greetings to you and Alawites from Poland!!! :)
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@Alawite Muslim Defence League Hi. I'm a shia from Pakistan. And many of my friends have kinda converted to Alawite or may be they don't even know this. But they call maula Ali as Allah. Can you tell me more about this sect? Any information, any facts, anything?
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Okay i'm an agnostic, but was born to an alawite family so i have some knowledge about this faith, what do you want exactly?
@@haydarr7903 Hi. Any general information like who they worship, Or what is role of hazrat Ali in this religion?
Or anything else you wish to add to my knowledge
@@shabibmehdi7996
They worship Imam Ali
The believe he was a manifestation of god on Earth, he didn't take a human body like Christians believe of jesus, but just was just a "noor" i guess you know what this word means as a muslim.
So yeah they belive in a holy trinity, which contains God who was Ali during the islamic era, and Muhamad which was "made" by god (wasn't created cause there's a difference as they believe)
And then Muhammad "created " salman al farisi.
It's kinda related to what Aristotle thought of the nature of god and then the gonstics adopted it.
Names of god and the two in the trinity do change during the eras, in the christian era God was peter or shamoun (شمعون) to be more specific (cause i think there is a a historical mistake, as they believe the apostles (boutros, peter/boulous, paul/youhanna fam alzahab,literally as john the mouth of gold? /youhanna al mamdan, john the baptists/Matta, or marcus) of jesus as other manifestations of Muhammad or jesus and then still believe there was an another character named shamoun was "born" in a mysterious way and was adopted by mary the magdaline (see? Entirely different story) who is supposed to be God, but then this name was turned to peter?, so i'm wondering were there two peters? Cause there's no mention in the new testament of shamoun
Day by day I am falling in love with this channel... Purely academic... And present things as they are... Unbiased..
Thanks a lot! :D
Very good Parnouncence of ARABIC NAMES, love to watch yur history vedio Channel 🤲💓👏 may God bless yu.
A Sunni here. I absolutely love your channel man. Especially the presentation style.
wow, you’re very underrated! Good work.
The whole thing is false im alawi
I’m so embarrassed about this video
@@alz_1875 What do you disagree with?
@@bogdanbogdanoff5164 everything in this video was nearly 100 percent incorrect I think the video u should be deleted it’s spread false information about my religion
@@alz_1875 Another Alawi commenter contacted the author about it. You should do it too, correct the issues. Maybe he can remake it?
Love the channel. Would also love to see a video about the Alevis
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Very very interesting! Thank you!
Thank you for an informative discussion of the Alawites. Please follow up with your sources and their religious books.
he has none
Good job but I have found some issues which I could not match with the acts I've seen/raised by:
My origins, I believe, is shamsi and I've never seen my grandpa prayed 5 times a day. It was always 3 times with no exact hours, yet generally: before breakfast early in the morning, around noon and lastly before sunset. He prayed after proper cleaning like any other Muslim, but yes, at home.
He told me that our religion doesn't require us make defined physical movements as praying in sünni islam but we can pray simply repeating sura from our soul. One could see him praying while watering the garden, feeding the doves or being busy with plants (no space, direction or movement requirement).
Another problem in your video is Ramadan fasting which my grandpa and grandma strictly obeyed. However, as I've seen old generation fast during Ramadan and additional months, I can't claim same things about forecomers which I think could relate to contemporary cultures rather than belief..
Thanks for the great work!
This channel is excellent!
Thank you!
Oh my...... thank u🙂 God bless u😇 somehow it reminds me of jus how strangely complex humanity can be.
Excellent succinct summary!
Nice overview. Would have loved more substantive depth into the means by which one of their ranks became ruler, as well as the dynamic caused by this theologically
Hi, I'm born in an Alawite family in Syria, and I wanna thank you that I learnt new information about the history and beliefs of Alawties lol I didn't mean to be skeptical, but rather to say that on the ground nowadays a majority of Alawite people are rather secular and religion is less and less a part of their lives (just like in most parts of the world). I'm personally rational and non-superstitious. The second point to highlight is that I believe it's not wise to alawys refer to Alawite people by the Syrian president. Here, I'd like to include my reply to a comment below saying:
- "Whatever sects he belongs to nothing justifies killing women and children".
- My reply:
Bro, first: This is the mainstream media story. The reality on the ground is that the U.S. and its allies in the region (Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Turkey) all supported FSA death squads in Syria, and later supported Al-Qaeda and ISIS... and the Syrian army (which is by the way homogenous and composed of the wide diversity of Syria, including Sunni, Christians and Alawites, believers and athiests...) was mostly in the self-defense position!
Second, I'm born in an Alawite family, and I don't accept to link any alawite to the Syrian president, whether we agree or disagree with him! This very point has largely been used and abused by foreign intelligence to recruit "jihadi fighters" to come to Syria to kill innocent alawite people at their homes (to take revenge), without knowing that they were just fulfilling foreign agenda! The Muslim Imams in Saudi Arabia and other countries used to call for "Jihad" every Friday in their preaches even before anyone was killed in Syria! So please stop linking Alawite people to the religion of a president! I don't care and I even don't know more than 20% of the "information" told in this video, which might be true. I'm just a human on Earth. I don't hate any other human."
Thank you very much for reading my comment :)
Interesting perspective. I learned something new about syria.
Back in 2015, I made this report. At this timestamp, you listen to the Saudi leader in Al-Qaeda at the border of the "Alawite mountains". He came from Saudi Arabia to do an ethnic cleansing in this area against the Alawites!!! This is what the mainstream media calls "uprising for democracy", and when the Syrian army shoot at those "freedom fighters", the media says: "Assad is killing women and children!"
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@@Qwerty-ey5fi ironically Islam is the fastest growing religion despite few leaving 🤔🤔
@@MegaZedkhan muslim birthrate...
@@Qwerty-ey5fi I'd say fertile,oh and they don't believe in abortions which is literally murder. So not birthrate but humanity as it was designed
This is very interesting to me. I was raised Baha'i, and this religion has many similarities.
Fascinating video, thank you.
You keep saying you know very little about this group, well my dear friend, you know much more than i do, although some of that was not supper accurate, keep it up bro.
Syrian Alawites here :D :D :D
Always glad to hear from people who actually identifies with the religion I talk about. Happy that you're satisfied with the video!
I heard once that Alawites branched off from Druze not Shia Islam. Is it true?
@@LetsTalkReligion I'll add my reply here since there's another reply from a Syrian Alawite
I also come from an Alawite background
Yes, certainly, some information in the video is new for me as well, but here's my 2 cents :
Unfortunately I am indeed aware that some Alawites literally believe that God (exalted be He) = Imam Ali (RA)
however I only became aware of this last year, I never ever met a single Alawite with this belief though... which is weird cuz I lived in Latakia
We do fast in Ramadan. The ones of us who practice the religion anyway.. and in that case I mean Islam, I don't mean the Alawi religion. I didn't grow up with the notion that Alawites are a different religion.
Generally another unfortunate thing is that, similar to Turkey, there has been a strong forced secularization of society after French occupation, which I feel affected Alawites more than Sunnis, hence the not large number of practicing Alawites nowadays. That's my perception at least.
Also...I...NEVER... heard the thing with Alawites being stars around God's throne.... I only read this online, I can't testify to its truthiness at all. Again, I've never met anyone who believes this or anything close to it.
I think the Alawites around me are more like Twelver Shia Muslims overall
I'll edit later if something else occurs to me
@@harune6594 so you read namaaz 5 times a day and follow the Qur'an? Welcome to Islam brother. I'm a Muslim myself from England. I don't understand the Sunni / Shia divide. We all read namaaz and believe in the prophets and 10 commandments.
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Unfortunately no, I knew very few people who prayed 5 times the normal way ... I think my grandpa did , on and off. May Allah have mercy on him and all Muslims.
the 10 commandments are a jewish thing brother
Your videos are master pieces ideed! There is a humble request... please make video on Plotonius of Alexendria... because he is considered the fountain head of all islamic mysticism.
Thanks a gazillion for this video.
Very very nice video ❤ good information and awesome narration ❤❤❤