Abstract
The seel of Nusayriyah was founded by Abu Shu'ayb Muhammad Ibn Nusayr alBasri an-Numayri who lived during the time of tenth, eleventh and twelfth Shiitc
leaders, i.e. 'Ali al-Hadi, al-Hassan al-'Askari and Muhammad al-Mahdi respectfully
(3^/9"' century). Nusayriyah was originally a sect of Shi'alı. The Nusayri community has
maintained itself for over one thousand years, fiercely clinging to its syncrelistİc secret
religious belief and survived as a distinct group in spite of repeated persecution and the
threat of extinction by the Sunni majority rulers who considered them pagans and
heretics who were not eligible for the status of a protected religion. The Nıısayris
contain three distinctive doctrines which have led them to be treated as heretics by Sunni
Muslims. During the French occupation of Syria they were called ai-Alawiyyeen by the
French colonizers who assigned them a state known as the State of Alawiyyeen, existed
between 1920 and 1936. The people of Nusayriyah {the Nitsayris) are an Arabic
speaking ethno-religious community, who live in the Latakiah province of Syria and the
adjacent districts of northern Lebanon and southern Turkey. The Nıısayris who live in
Turkey can speak Turkish too. Total number of Nıısayris world wide is 2.2 million. Of
them 1.6 million which constitute 13% live in Syria where they constitute the largest
minority group. The second largest group with 250 thousands people live in southern
Turkey where they are known as Alewis. a Turkish name for all Shiite groups. The
largest group of Nıısayris İn Turkey lives in Hatay, Adana and Tarsus provinces.
In this article 1 examined Nıısayris' belief about incarnation, woman, AJi, and their
religious leaders called sheikhs while researching the location, population, representation, and identity of them after the foundation of the Republic of Turkey as well as
their relationships with other people, and their social statue.
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| Primary Language | English |
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| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Publication Date | April 19, 2012 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2008 Issue: 17 |