About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 55. Chapters: Alevi, Twelver, List of current Maraji, Imamah, Alawi, Sukayna bint Husayn, Muhammad al-Mahdi, The Fourteen Infallibles, Akhbari, The Twelve Imams, Bektashism, Al-Abbas ibn Ali, Muhammad al-Baqir, Al-Askari Mosque, Imam Ali Mosque, Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Al Abbas Mosque, Musa al Mubarraqa, Great Mosque of Kufa, Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque, Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn, Meesam Tammar, Yusuf al-Bahrani, Al-Nuqtah Mosque, Sharif al-Murtaza, Muhammad Rizvi, Ni'matull h, Habib ibn Muzahir, Hadith of warning, F tima bint M s, Usuli, Qasim ibn Hasan, Ja'fari jurisprudence, List of maraji, Hujr ibn Adi, Maitham Al Bahrani, Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn, Fatima bint Asad, Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque, Consensus companions, Abu al-Hasan al-Esfahani, Abdullah al Samahiji, Jannatul Mualla, Salih Al-Karzakani, Safaviyya, Nabi Habeel Mosque, Layla bint Abi Murrah al-Thaqafi, Prophethood, Nass. Excerpt: The Alevi (in English /ael vi /, also /ae l vi / or / le vi /) are a religious and cultural community, primarily in Turkey, constituting about 15 million people. Alevi worship takes place in assembly houses (cemevi) rather than mosques. The ceremony (ayin-i cem, or simply cem), features music and dance (semah) where both women and men participate. Instead of Arabic, the respective native language is predominant during rituals and praying. Key Alevi characteristics include: Alevism is closely related to the Bektashi-Sufi lineage, in the sense that both venerate Haji Bektash Veli, a saint of the 13th century. Many Alevis refer to an "Alevi-Bektashi" tradition, but this identity is not universally adopted, nor is the combined name used by non-Turkish Bektashis (e.g., in the Balkans). In addition to its religious aspect, Alevism is also closely associated with Anatolian folk culture. Modern Alevi theology has been profoundly influenced by humanism, univer.
