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Who are the Alawites?
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- 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
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 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 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!
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
@@ETAD1K is alawite tha arab version of he illuminati???? or the arab version of jews??
This much is known that they call Ali Ibn Talib RA was reincarnation of Allah.. astagfirullah. Henceforth they are kafirs..@@ETAD1K
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
First time I’ve actually listened and read about Alawites Thank you well presented
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?
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
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
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.
Your scholarship is undeniable. Thank you for sharing this post.
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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?
Very impressed by your knowledge, the best of all you interpret everything in a very neutral way
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
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
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?
@@hardlo7146 how can you call youself 'non-religous,' at that point, just call yourself athiest and be done with it beause it sounds like you CANNOT BE ARSED.
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.
Thanks for such a fantastic full of knowledge and research, I can keep reading this fascinating information and listening to you. Great
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!
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
Super interesting! I love learning about religion and culture from around the world. You do such an amazing job. Ty😊
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.
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.
Thank you for this explanation. I met many syrians and asked them about the Alawite. but no one could give a clear answer.
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 indeed. And I also heard you on Duruz community. Keep up the good work.
Your research is on point . I came across this information about ten years ago. Keep up the good work brother.
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.
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.
Bektashis are not Muslim
Great, channel. All the information without any bias or judgement
Keep up the good work
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
@@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?
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 ?
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?
@@MikailKadam Yeah I am
I didn’t know about the Alawites until now. Interesting topic. Thanks.
As a member of the Alawite community in Syria, it is very difficult for me to explain our true feelings. We are not popular among religious Sunnis. So our "Islamism" has decreased. We barely pass as Muslims in the eyes of other Muslims. But you would be amazed if I revealed to you all the mystical secret of our community. There are our scriptures that combine all three Abrahamic religions. Alawites are also racially distinct from other Sunnis in Syria. And there is a certain distance. Of course not in Damascus, but in our sea. Latakia, Tartus...
I tgink of alawites as non muslims due to making a bitinity of ur own
I did a DNA-test and the result was that I'm most similar to Lebanese Muslims and Syrians. I'm ethnically alawite from a place close to Antakya (80 km from Latakia). The results were surprisingly unsurprising. But I'm not Alawite anymore Elhamdülillah. And yes, Alawites aren't Muslims, their theology deifies a person who isn't even mentioned in the Quran 🤦. It's like a cheap copy of Christianity where they deify a person who isn't mentioned in the old testament
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
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.
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
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.
@@Darkest_matter
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
Day by day I am falling in love with this channel... Purely academic... And present things as they are... Unbiased..
Thanks a lot! :D
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.
"stop crying, you shall soon have your fodder" is actually a solid roast 😂
May you be dis graced
@@arsalakhan8098😶
@@mmiJoy33 what! you deny the chance to rost
@@arsalakhan8098 already roasted xD
Sold roast my foot.. shows their idiocy
Wow your video is absolutely amazing and unique . Greetings to you and Alawites from Poland!!! :)
@@ayan1807 38 mln abt
@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?
@@shabibmehdi7996
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
Sushmita: YOU are fascinating YOUR knowledge is impeccable 👌 Not a day passes without me listening to you Blessings always 🙏
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?
Nice video, I have one comment or supplememt to add, in the section "holidays/festivals". Actually you forgot the biggest and most important holiday of the Alawites, the Eid Al-Ghadir.
This is the event when the Prophet Muhammed proclaimed Ali as his successor, 69 days before the Prophet passed away from this world.
Muhammed's famous statement "Min kantu maulahu, fi hatha Ali maulahu" was spoken here. Translation is ""For whomever I am his Mawla (leader), then 'Ali is his Mawla." This is for example also stated in Sunni hadith sources like At-Tirmithi, written record 3713.
Informative summary for westerners to have a nutural point of view on the subject.
Thank you for your efforts. I'm a big fan.
So with their reverence to Ali, the Alawites to Islam are as Christianity to Judaism.
alawites to shia ithna-ashria are as Christianity to judaism
Ummm, that's seems somewhat simplistic an analogy, wouldn't you say?
@@soxx795 yep, it is really hard to draw good analogies between religions because they intently try to be different from each other.
the analogy I'd make is more like Cathars' reverence to Catholicism
@S Han I studied in Russia. Finally, we are the West!
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
Being an Alawite myself I think you got pretty good insight about us. Your work is very interesting. However, there are some misconceptions. keep up the good work :)
So is there really an issue about different aliwi sects disagreeing? Like some wanting to be more Sunni, whilst others more traditional and conservative?
@@parchment543 Not really, some individuals though want to be more like Shia muslims. However, they are relatively rare. The majority of us are non religious but still identify as alawites (same as how the Jewish people views themselves). About 10% are conservative alawites which means that they study and practice our religion regularly. But almost no alawite would identify as sunni muslim or would want to be viewed as such due to the historic persecution.
A A This is generally true in the alawites case for two main reasons: 1) The current war and historic persecution made alawites distant themselves from religion including my family members 2) the fact that alawism is a secret religion make people less observant and talkative of their religion which makes adherence and practice far less common
@@ammaralli5242 Honestly, I really would like to communicate with you hence, we, new generation Alawites in Turkey have limited source to acknowledge all the details.
Can you tell why is it practiced secretly n why the knowledge of ones religion wasn’t shared to the next generation ?
I actually stumbled on some really amazing Alawite music until it was removed entirely from RUclips 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.
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.
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.
Very informative video,you can also make one about Bohri or Bohra sect of Shiites. They are also very secretive about their beliefs and even followers need to get permission to read their books.
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.
Love the channel. Would also love to see a video about the Alevis
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That's so true ,i am shocked that other people know about us (alawites muslims) who believe in imam Ali .that's so good ,thank you
You are alawites but not muslims ... islam is to barewitness that there is no god but allah and muhammad is his messenger . to include a human being as the manefestation of god is pure Shirk .
@@tgeszen1960 I don't care what you think about us cause we don't see another muslims are real religious, so that's boring to tell alwait muslim this speech every time you meet one 😂 that's disrespectful
@@tgeszen1960 we believe in Mohammed صلى الله عليه وسلم لأننا نؤمن في الامام علي ..هل من الممكن أن تشرح لي كيف نجا علي من بين أيدي المشركين عندما نام مكان الرسول لماذا لم يستطيعوا قتله ؟؟
من فتح باب خيبر؟ عمر ؟ عثمان ؟..سيدنا علي بعيد كل البعد عن كونه فقط بني ادم ...نحن نؤمن بالهيئة الباطنية له
@@isawthisvideothanks6059 ﴿ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَمَنْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدِ افْتَرَى إِثْمًا عَظِيمًا ﴾ [النساء: 48].
@@isawthisvideothanks6059 ﴿ إِنَّهُ مَنْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدْ حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَأْوَاهُ النَّارُ ﴾ [المائدة: 72]
Alawi here
so let me start this by saying that a lot of the stuff mentioned here are new to me, like the stars and god being reincarnated as human, so it's not like I can say for sure you're wrong but I can't say it's not .
first off the alawites who actually practice Islam do it the sunni way and shia way it depends on the said person actually.
we do the Ramadan fastings( as said, the ones who practice Islam) and I've heard about many people who pray normally 5 times a day. we actually do zakat a lot let me say, but it's at hajj that we actually lack.
and because of the war currently we have a MAJOR problem with the sunnis of the country in general becuase we are viewed as infidels or some evil secret organization in which we inbreed or something.
some facts about us are that the hijab is not enforced at all, women can go to work normally and own lands and can inherit just as much as the men in most cases not a half or a third. we have multiple relegious occasions that we celibrate by inviting a huge number of people into our houses and giving them and other poor people food mainly groats with beef or chicken.
sadly it is true somehow many believe that ali is god, at least they mention so non-intentionaly while swearing or angry etc...
I believe that the main reason that we don't practice salah is because of the french mandate which tried to heavily secularize Syria's coast and apparently they managed to succeed to a great extent.
we regulary visit the tombs of famous local scolarships to pray to Allah but sadly some of the visitors again non-intentionaly end up lumping the dead guy in the prayers as a peer to Allah.
so so many bad habits but I believe they exist in all muslim societies.
we really believe in reincarnation and past lives infact I know people who say they have memories from past lives and one of them is my friend in university who claimes he got hit by a vehicle, he and a bunch of people while he was visiting his village. and actually met his former parents and told them stuff only his past self would know . there are many cases like this in alawite societies and more about jinn interactions and the paranormal in general ,and no not in the magic aspect but rather just stories which solidify faith and fear of God.
yes it is actually true about the murshidun sect in the alawite sect itself, one dude proclaimed himself divine and God and people followed him. they pray to him and his other 2 brothers, they built him a big tomb/mausoleum which they take great care of and take pilgrims there, I've seen it with my own eyes so I know.
they worship this god by dancing and singing to relegious lyrics they made , but the other side of their practice is highly secretive and is done at home between their families.
so we can say for sure that murshidun is not alawi, in fact we had many civil wars about this new sect in the past.
we alawites believe Allah is God, Muhammad as his prophet and Ali as some sort of caliph of God or a guardian of God.
there are a lot of stuff I still don't know but honeslty I'm not trying to learn about my sect that much I'm more than happy and content with implementing either sunni or shia methods as they're the same after all.
I may edit this comment if I remember more. and sorry for any typing mistakes.
Im an alawite and I agree with u bro i dont know the sources he uses with all respect but what i know and what i believe is that no god but allah and mohamad is gods prophet
@@ahmadmindrawi503 .
I have heard about this sect/ group, but didnt know such details before this vid.
Btw. He gave some references such as Ibna Butatuta.
Then you are a Sunni muslim, let someone who actually is an Alawites to speak.
@@benyamin35 you might be right who knows ,then again you might be wrong
I don't consider myself a sunni nor shiia nor alawite...I know I worship allah and believe in the messege his prophet Mohammad brought to us and that's enough for me but it's true I was born alawite and my family are alawites and I live in an alawite dominant community
Capitalization, Have You Heard Of It? I guess that counts as typing mistakes...
alawite here, you know more than me about our religion, Well done and God bless yoy
Good to see u want to know more about you
@@quratulainn8262 :) thanks
Alis-Gaming Gamer so how exactly is it that most alawites don’t seem to know much about their religion and why is it so secretive?
Wow..thanks man for taking your precious time to share with us your knowledge and very well done 👍 keep the videos coming
@@parchment543 Most of us are brought up as alawites but we have no time to learn as most alawites are from Syria and in syrian there's not enough time for religion
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.
Quite very comprehensive yet objective analysis
Thank you very much for your Video🙂Very good explained greetings from a Alevi 😊
I love this channel! I learn something new every time I click on a video.
Amazing so glad to find this video.
Very well explained brother. And I’m fascinated by how well you pronounce Arabic letters. I wonder if you have any Middle Eastern background?
He said he studied Arabic in a university for 1 year. He can write and read arabic and also speak,but not to the point where he can start conversations in arabic. Also his wife's family is from Iraq he said.
Are you Alawi bro?
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.
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 😉
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?
Thank you for the qualitative content. As always.
Hello fellow 2023 viewer!
Am i falling in love with the narrator or the narration? Respect
When you view a mere man as God, you have surely left the fold of Islam.
Fascinating, I was in Syria last January. Alawites also get along very well with the Christian minority in Syria.
Did you interact with any Alawites?
@@LetsTalkReligion no, I didn't or I should say if anyone was they didn't tell me
@@czeslowedwardasilkan7130
Please clarified here if something is not fit
@@czeslowedwardasilkan7130 shame
@@czeslowedwardasilkan7130 alawite believe in divinity what i like about alawite that they are secular and dont give mind about the beliefs of others and didn't get into religious discussion c another things doesn't matter my mother is alawite
RUclips 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 RUclips 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!
Great and accurate content as usual ❤️
As a sworn to secrecy former alawi 😂 (athiest now), I can confirm the theological part.
Alawis are still afraid of not being considered muslim because of persecution, however even including the idea that God has incarnations, I think they still fullfil the main criteria of Islam.
Alawism still emphasizes the idea of the oneness of God even if he can take human form.
Although prayer has a drastically different method, it's nonetheless practiced five times a day to the same one God (Allah).
Zakah(helping the poor) and Haj(pilgrimage to Mecca) are also part of the faith.
Fasting in Ramadan is a main commandment contrary to the common belief that it's not, including a huge number of Alawis who think it's not.
Fasting, Haj, and prayer are a lot less practiced among Alawis, which gives an impression to outsiders or even some undevoted practitioners that they're not an essential part of the religion or not even a part of it (like fasting), that's maybe (in my opinion) due to far milder social pressure by Alawis on there children or on each other, compared to Sunnis and Shias, who generally enforce religious practices more often among their communities.
I'm pretty sure you're not an Alawi from my area.
I'm not an Alawi, I'm an athiest, and I 'was' an Alawi.
Syria
@@thetruthuntold9642 yes we're relatives, but there are still differences in theology and social practices that you might assume are same.
I'm not making this up. This is how things are in Tartous for example.
@@thetruthuntold9642 what did you find untrue about what I wrote?
@@thetruthuntold9642
I don't think he meant the two branches of alawites, because Haidaris do also exist in syria (especially in lattakia and some villages in homs) but i guess he meant the turkish alevis that are kinda different from alawites (nusayris)
@@laithnouraldin3466 Extremely intresting comment. Is it true that Alawites are actualy the pre-islamic/pre-Arab people of Syria and represent a different Phoenician/Syriac origin and culture (less conservative) than the rest of Syria (especially the inner part)? That's why Alawites exist from Nusairiyah mountains until the coast (were historically Phoenicians existed)?
Very good information brother, as my neighbour is identified himself as alawite, his good man, very secretive no mosque no books which I tried to get info about them but I got nothing, even one time I want to go with him on funeral but he told me only for him Community. I got along very well with his family as I’m not perfect myself to judge and on the day of judgment everyone will stand before Allah by themselves. May ALLAH guide us all and protect us from Hellfire
Amin
JazakumALLAHu Kheir
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
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 is a dope watch. I learned a lot. Thank you, sir.
This channel is excellent!
Thank you!
Thank you clear calm and extremely interesting on a subject i have never learned about. Again thank you
Thank you for this informative talk. As a muslim it is interesting to note how various factions evolved as time went by. As the Bible says “ The Will of God be done” or as a muslim would say “kunn faa ya Kunn” .
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Thank you for a better understanding of the alawite. I only thought they were a branch of Shia.
Long live Bashar Al Assad: the protector of all faiths
Pig 🐷
Facts 👌
In the Middle East, they are viewed as a different sect of Shias. They are mostly hated because of Bachar Alasad and their relationship with Iran. One of the reason Syria is a "secular" country is because Alawites are only 12% of Syrias population, making it a Alawites or Shia country would not have worked.
How is it "secular" though? The Alawite regime still permit Islamic laws and traditions like polygamy.
@@Qwerty-ey5fi partly secular compared to western seculars, but very secular and unique compared to the region. unfortunately Syria was very influenced by extremists thus had a lot of idiots fighting against this so called "infidel" regime.
@@jetnas8048 In the region, Israel/Turkey/Lebanon are far more secular. "Secular Syria" is a myth popular among Western Assadists.
@@Qwerty-ey5fi secular enough where alcohol is freely available and no obligatory dress code
Most alawites used to be Christian, usually Assyrians. A lot of them converted over time
Thanks for ur great information i wrote 4 pages from ur video it's really interesting and clear explanation
Could you make a video about Al-Ma'arri? He was known to be one of the greatest Arabic poets despite his abnormal irreligious worldview.
I'll add him to the list!
I am an Orthodox Christian
I really like the Alawites because they love us and respect us
And because they are not militants❤️❤️
حبيبي تسلم انتو عالراس والعين 🇸🇾🇸🇾😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@tartoustartous8873 اخي الكريم هدا لي مايحكي منان من ايا بلد وهوي علوي نصيري اتمنى ان ترد عليه
Abo Nebal شيخ الوادي how are christians doing right now?? The media doesn’t cover anything! Could you please tell me how the Christian population is doing right now in Syria?
@@AliHassan-qz1vw انا مسيحي من اللاذقية
@@parchment543 We are fine thank you
The war in Syria is not sectarian as some think
Hundreds of thousands of Christians have emigrated due to the occupation of their cities by terrorists
But there are still about 1.8 million Christians
Everything is fine, but the economic situation is bad because America occupies all the oil, gas and wheat fields
Excellent exposé as usual, thanks a lot for your work
Informative video. Maybe some biases about Alawites but I think it is an open religion and receive bad propaganda from other religions. I think everyone can practice their religions based on their beliefs and Alawites can practice their religion they want too. Don't judge their beliefs if you don't want yours to be judged too.
Did he judge? Can you cite such an occasion? In what way or ways was he biased?
I'm an Alawi, and I just want to clarify some of the mistakes you've mentioned:
1- We don't have the large positions in the government
2- Turkish Alawis and Syrian Alwais are the same, you just put a picture of Sufi or Shia Turkish people and that was very wrong
3- We don't belong to Shia, after the war a lot have lost their faith just like any other religion in the world (maybe little more)
4- "I profess that there is no god but Ali"????? that is so wrong.... but yes maybe we see him as a manifestation of God just like Jesus in Christianity
5- We have never celebrated or take any activities regarding Ashura????? WRONG
6- My dad and my mom, my grandparents ... all of them used to fast, it's just again ... the new generations don't practice anymore as the old ones
7- We do have mosques, and some of us still go there and make salat (5 times a day) just like any section of Islam..... WORNG AGAIN
8- We've been in Aleppo, Hama ....... and then we went to the Coast Area after Ottoman empire oppression back then.
9- We never want to be close to either Shia nor Sunni.
10- 80% of the Alwiz work in the government sections?????.... again WRONG.... some of been detained by the government and turtored in the prisons !! what the hell are you talking about???
11- ALI is not our GOD???.... Allah is god
12- Assad's family hold a strong place, we don't
other stuff are pretty much accurate, please get your facts right????..... that's not cool bro NOT COOL.
alawites believe in shirk. and why dont u want to be close to ur sunni and shia brothers in islam?
convert to real shia Islam, YOU ARE NOT MUSLIMS.
@@user-fw5gp2me9bshia is shirk
@@mays071Shias are kaffirs not muslims, Sunni is the truth
@@RobertPacocha-yu8li elaborate
Very interesting. And you spoke very respectfully. Well made video.
Would be great to see a playlist on the 12 imams from your none bias perspective. I'm a Sunni, not much none bias info out there - just interested!
AoA, you should not call yourself a sunni and you should only call yourself a Muslim as Allah has said in the the Quran and here is a video:ruclips.net/video/LxmYN_I3UGA/видео.html
12 Greek gods 12 apostoles 12 imams
@@eihaabsharif2097 We have to differentiate ourselves from heretics who claim our religion
@@LondonPower 12 years in a month, two 12 hour cycles in a day, five 12 minute cycles in an hour, five 12 second cycles in a minute. Everything's 12. Fuck 12.
@Virender Singh neither of those losers are even real
Yeah it's really amazing how difficult it is to consider them as "non Muslims" or "Muslims." Their approach to the faith is so specific and clearly defined by pre-existing Syrian traditions yet that can't be said without taking into account that Shia and Sufi schools of thought were affected by Neoplatonism, which is where their Islam (aliwite) was introduced. But sadly, politics is not doing anyone in the Middle East any favors right now...
A A because the heavily more fundamental and literal Sunni interpreters would view them as either heretics or apostates, and I don't think the aliwites are all too keen on having their heads roll all across Syria so that's why it matters.
A A yeah but the bread and wine thing representing Ali is well...not what very orthodox Muslims like to see but yeah I they really do feel like Sufi Shias doing the crazy stuff they like to do, but the rejection of fasting, going to mosque, and unique holidays do make them seem like they are avoiding some of the pillars of Islam, this arguably not Muslims as a result
@@parchment543 alawites literally run Syria under bashar though lol
What are the pre existing syrian traditions ? You pulled that outta ur a$$
I think they developed a pan-Arab Muslim identity to protect themselves and their own survival. Can't blame them really.
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!
Great job! 👍🏼
As an alawite, i want to clarify some points..
"Alawites" = "Nusayreye" = "Khasibeyeh" .. it's all the same.. some people think that we get annoyed if someone called us "Nusayri" haha ..
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The majority of Alawites see themselves as independent group (not Shia nor Sunni)
also, many alawites says that "Alawite" is a path not a religion. Because the islamic faith and concept is the religion they follow as the understanding of Islam and its concept can only be taught through the path of Imam Ali. (Quran, Some of Hadith and Sunnah of the prophet Muhammad and the Mind proof)
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Also in Ramadan ... many Alawites fast. And we have more Eids and festivals..
Who is your god?
Who is your prophet?
What is your qalimah?
Just want to clear these things
@Alawite Muslim Defence League Yes but Alawites they pray to Imam Ali too , they have a certain trinity that involves Imam Ali as Allah itself same like Jesus in Christianity.
Can you elaborate more about your shahada, your book n the way you pray ?
@Alawite Muslim Defence League do u have discord?
@Alawite Muslim Defence League interesting. i have a question for you. Why do alawites believe in the concepts they believe in. Like even sunni muslims sometimes are critical about some believes and concepts (which derive from some hadith). They ask themselves if what they know and believe is really the reality god created and if its a true believe they should hold. Is there something simillar in alawite believes? Do alawites believe because some guys told them to believe?
You have outstanding presentations! But where did you find out information of such secretive groups?
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...
No matter what those folks claim: their beliefs go against the very fundamentals of islam.
In fact it´s the absolute opposite of the monotheism which islam stands for.
@Legal Vampire islam is very much defined under a set doctrine. so no these people aren't muslims
The concept of monotheism has always been true but also not true throughout the history of Islam. That is what is so interesting about the development of the religion. It does not have a central authority structure in the way that for instance the Catholics do.
Even though you know nothing about this sect you have an opinion.Our beliefs are not against monotheism..
@@ceasefire2825 Do you have a Muslim paper approved by the Prophet? Which says who is muslim who is not?
@@thetruthuntold9642 Qur'an