Devil worship : $b The sacred books and traditions of the YezidizJoseph, Isya
Religion
Devil worship : $b The sacred books and traditions of the Yezidiz
Joseph, Isya
Yezidis
After this God made the form of the seven heavens, the earth, the sun,
and the moon. But Faḫr-ad-Dîn created man and the animals, and birds
and beasts. He put them all in pockets of cloth, and came out of the
Pearl accompanied by the Angels. Then he shouted at the Pearl with a
loud voice. Thereupon the White Pearl broke up into four pieces, and
from its midst came out the water which became an ocean. The world
was round, and was not divided. Then he created Gabriel and the image
of the bird. He sent Gabriel to set the four corners. He also made a
vessel and descended in it for thirty thousand years. After this he
came and dwelt in Mount Lališ. Then he cried out at the world, and the
sea became solidified and the land appeared, but it began to shake.
At this time he commanded Gabriel to bring two pieces of the White
Pearl; one he placed beneath the earth, the other stayed at the gate
of heaven. He then placed in them the sun and the moon; and from the
scattered pieces of the White Pearl he created the stars which he hung
in heaven as ornaments. He also created fruit-bearing trees and plants
and mountains for ornaments to the earth. He created the throne over
the carpet.[39] Then the Great God said: “O Angels, I will create Adam
and Eve; and from the essence of Adam shall proceed Šehar bn Jebr,
and of him a separate community shall appear upon the earth, that of
Azazîl, i. e., that of Melek Ṭâ´ûs, which is the sect of the Yezidis.
Then he sent Šeiḫ ‘Adî bn Musâfir from the land of Syria, and he came
(and dwelt in Mount) Lališ. Then the Lord came down to the Black
Mountain. Shouting, he created thirty thousand Meleks, and divided them
into three divisions. They worshiped him for forty thousand years, when
he delivered them to Melek Ṭâ´ûs who went up with them to heaven. At
this time the Lord came down to the Holy Land (al-ḳuds), and commanded
Gabriel to bring earth from the four corners of the world, earth, air,
fire, and water. He created it and put in it the spirit of his own
power, and called it Adam.
Then he commanded Gabriel to escort Adam into Paradise, and to tell
him that he could eat from all the trees but not of wheat.[40] Here
Adam remained for a hundred years. Thereupon, Melek Ṭâ´ûs asked God
how Adam could multiply and have descendants if he were forbidden to
eat of the grain. God answered, “I have put the whole matter into thy
hands.” Thereupon Melek Ṭâ´ûs visited Adam and said “Have you eaten
of the grain?” He answered, “No, God forbade me.” Melek Ṭâ´ûs replied
and said, “Eat of the grain and all shall go better with thee.” Then
Adam ate of the grain and immediately his belly was inflated. But Melek
Ṭâ´ûs drove him out of the garden, and leaving him, ascended into
heaven. Now Adam was troubled because his belly was inflated, for he
had no outlet. God therefore sent a bird to him which pecked at his
anus and made an outlet, and Adam was relieved.
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