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The Yazidi religion has its own perception of the colours, which is seen in the mythology and shown through clothing taboos, in religious ceremonies, customs and rituals. Colours are perceived as the symbolizations of nature and the beginning of life, thus the emphasis of colours can be found in the creation myth.
Zaydis dismiss religious dissimulation . [12] Zaydism does not rely heavily on hadith , but uses those that are consistent with the Qur'an , and is open to hadith . Some sources argue that Zaydism is simply a philosophy of political government that justifies the overthrow of unjust rulers and prioritizes those who are Ahl al-Bayt .
In the fourteenth century, seven of the most prominent Kurdish tribes were Yazidi, and Yazidism was the religion of the Jazira Kurdish principality. Some traditional myths of the Yazidis tell that the Yazidis were the children of Adam alone and not of Eve, and thus separate from the rest of humanity. [145]
The relationship between religion and myth depends on what definition of "myth" one uses. By Robert Graves's definition, a religion's traditional stories are "myths" if and only if one does not belong to the religion in question. By Segal's definition, all religious stories are myths—but simply because nearly all stories are myths.
Zaidi theology differs from Isma'ilism and Twelver Shi'ism by stressing the presence of an active and visible imam as leader. The imam was expected to be knowledgeable in religious scholarship, and to prove himself a worthy headman of the community, even in battle if this was necessary.
People with the surname Zaidi trace their origins to the Islamic Holy City of Mecca, located in present-day Saudi Arabia. Zaid ibn Ali was the son of Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin who was the great-grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad thus the descendants of Zaid ibn Ali are known as Sayyid - an honorific title bestowed upon to the ...
A timeline indicating Zaidi Imams in the early period amongst other Shia Imams as listed in Al-Masaabeeh fee As-Seerah by Ahmad bin Ibrahim is as follows: [citation needed] Ali ibn Abi Talib; Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib; Al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib; ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn ibn Al-Ḥusayn ibn Ali; Hasan al-Mu'thannā ibn Al-Ḥasan ibn Ali
In 1324, Abu Firas Ubaydullah ibn Shibl wrote that Yazidism had emerged as a religion independent from Islam. He claimed that Yazidism was Adawiyya after it became its own religion, and that Yazidis retained Adawi doctrines. He claimed that Adawis had never been Muslims but "Yazidis", who followed a religion centered around Yazid ibn Muawiyah.