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Syrian ʿAlawī Muwaḥḥid ~ Initiated student of the Khaṣībī school of thought ~ Perennialist Idealist. فوضت أمري في الدين متبعاً والناس من جهلهم يلوموني
May 16 21 tweets 3 min read
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝘆𝗸𝗵𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀: 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲: Image Praise be to the One whose secret is veiled within the innermost being of His awliyāʾ, who made of the veils stations [maqāmāt], and of concealment a path for the folk of purity [ahl al-ṣafāʾ].
May 16 26 tweets 4 min read
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Image All existing things are founded upon a hidden, obscure, and mysterious monadic triadic principle, objectively veiled, and their final return, by true and eternal annihilation [fanāʾ], is unto the Absolute, Real, and Non-objective Oneness [al-aḥadiyyah al-ḥaqīqiyyah -
May 15 32 tweets 5 min read
𝗔𝗹-𝗠𝗮𝗸𝘇𝘂̄𝗻 𝗮𝗹-𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗷𝗮̄𝗿𝗶̄ 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘀̣𝘂̄𝗿 𝗮𝗹-𝗛̣𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮̄𝗷:

Al-Makzūn al-Sinjārī (Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn Yūsuf al-Makzūn al-Sinjārī) was a pivotal 13th-century emir, warrior, and religious reformer in the history of the Alawite community. Image
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Born in Sinjār around 588 or 590 AH (c. 1188–1193 CE), he succeeded his father as prince of Sinjār in 1205 and became renowned for his mastery of Arabic poetry and esoteric doctrine.
May 15 15 tweets 3 min read
𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗺 𝗜?

Many have come accusing me lying about the doctrines and history of the Alawites, that I am a LARP, infiltrator, deceiver, and that I am breaking my initiatory oath and betraying the laws of the esoteric order. Image First and foremost, know that my identity, personal history, and the intricacies of why and how I’ve come to share this information with you, reader, are inconsequential to this account’s purpose, just know that I am one of the Alawite inner order’s members, and what is -
May 13 24 tweets 3 min read
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:

It has reached me in one of the old manuscripts of the Alawite corpus the following: Image "I was in the presence of our Master (from him is the light), along with a group of those possessing spiritual ranks (ahl al-marātib), when I asked him:

"What becomes of the believer when he reaches the limit of his purification?"
May 13 41 tweets 5 min read
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝗱𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗬𝗲𝘇𝗶𝗱𝗶 & 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:

The following contains profound symbolism and allusion, so contemplate: Image The declaration begins by grounding the divine essence in ʾAzal, a term that transcends both duration (zamān) and spatial containment (makān).
May 12 33 tweets 4 min read
𝗗𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗛̣𝗮̄𝗳𝗲𝘇̣ 𝗮𝗹-𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗱?

Many people often asked this question after witnessing the insults directed at the Islamic god and the acts perpetrated by the shabīḥa (regime enforcers), Image
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such as forcing people to prostrate before the images of Ḥāfeẓ al-Assad and his son, or the tampering with verses of the Qurʾān to replace the name of God with that of Ḥāfeẓ al-Assad.
May 11 49 tweets 7 min read
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗺:

Some have argued that the Alawites are a branch of Shīʿism, specifically, a sect of the Imāmī Twelvers, based on the claim that they believe in the Imams, particularly ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib. Image However, this claim fails under scrutiny, for belief in certain figures does not imply belief in the religion those figures are associated with. Many religions share figures or even texts, but this does not mean they are the same.
May 11 14 tweets 2 min read
𝗜𝗺𝗮̄𝗺 ʿ𝗔𝗹𝗶̄ 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝘇𝗶𝗱𝗶 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲:

In the Yezidi tradition, they hold the lion’s share in him, indeed, to them, he is ʿAlī Shēr (ʿAlī the Lion). Image The term shēr means “lion,” and the lion’s presence is evident in the biography of Imām ʿAlī, for his mother named him “Ḥaydara” (another word for lion). He himself declared at the Battle of Khaybar:
May 10 66 tweets 8 min read
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗬𝗲𝘇𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗺:

Throughout their long and veiled history, Yazidi sciences have remained the exclusive domain of a narrow elite, a select minority endowed with the capacity to comprehend the sacred texts and to unveil - Image their true forms.
May 10 26 tweets 4 min read
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗬𝗲𝘇𝗶𝗱𝗶 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀:

The Yezidis hold that the gates of their knowledge are but divine wisdom accumulated through the ages, Image bearing within them the secrets of human existence, as well as the mysteries of creation and the genesis of the cosmic order and its center.
May 8 28 tweets 4 min read
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 (ʿ𝗜𝗹𝗺 𝗮𝗹-𝗠𝗮𝘄𝗮̄𝘇𝗶̄𝗻) 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗮̄𝗯𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝗯𝗻 𝗛̣𝗮𝘆𝘆𝗮̄𝗻: Image The vast corpus of works preserved by Arabic alchemy and attributed to Jābir ibn Ḥayyān does not represent an organized, methodical exposition. Rather, it is a body of writings encrusted with short treatises, each exhibiting striking differences in style, content, and purpose.
May 8 18 tweets 2 min read
𝗝𝗮̄𝗯𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝗯𝗻 𝗛̣𝗮𝘆𝘆𝗮̄𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀:

Jābir ibn Ḥayyān (d. ca. 815 CE), also known in Latin as Geber, is a profoundly enigmatic and foundational figure in Islamic esotericism, early science, and occult philosophy. Image He is credited with being one of the "Fathers of Chemistry", but his historical identity is shrouded in mystery.
May 6 34 tweets 5 min read
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵:

Many teachings in our secret literature and oral tradition have reached us concerning the age of the entirety of creation, such as the following: Image I said: “O my master and my lord, since when has God created this world, and until when shall its end be?”
May 5 11 tweets 2 min read
𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝘇𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵:

According to the Druze, the true Christ of humanity, the Qāʾim, Ḥamza ibn ‘Alī, will appear like the dawn from Ṭūr Sīnā (Mount Sinai). Image He is the destroyer of false religions, idolatrous legalism, and the "temples of the devils", alluding to Sharīʿah-based Islam as diabolical structures.
May 4 12 tweets 2 min read
𝗔𝗹-𝗞𝗵𝗶𝗱̣𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:

Al-Khiḍr is not merely a man, nor a prophet in the limited sense, but a manifestation of divine wisdom, a living sign (āyah) of God's immanence. Image He is not bound by the law (sharīʿah) or the historical succession of prophets, but is rather an eternal witness to the truth (ḥaqq) across time. He represents that mysterious aspect of God that intervenes in the world in veiled form, appearing in different guises.
May 4 4 tweets 1 min read
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵:

It was said that God imposed upon His angels that they glorify Him, but they wearied and slackened. So they glorified Him, but grew fatigued and incapable. So He revealed to them: Image ‘By My Might and My Majesty, I shall indeed create a creature upon My earth who shall glorify Me, find Me, and not grow weary.’
May 3 11 tweets 2 min read
𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵:

Knowledge (maʿrifah) is composed of intelligible perceptions (mudrakāt ʿaqliyyah), Image which, taken together, form universal truths (ḥaqāʾiq kulliyyah) that are extracted by the intellect. Happiness (al-saʿādah) according to Plato consists of four parts:
May 2 22 tweets 3 min read
𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀:

Islam, in its ritual structure, practices ritualistic paganism, even if it denies this fact, and that is based on the definition of paganism in the philosophy of religion, the analysis of Islamic texts themselves, foremost among them being - Image the Qurʾān.
May 1 5 tweets 1 min read
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗲 & 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Image In the Alawite faith, he was called "the neglected" Adam (Ādam al-muhmal), he is the Adam of mankind, the corporeal human beings, those who stand suspended between the realms of darkness (ẓulma) and light (nūr).
Apr 30 17 tweets 3 min read
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝘇𝗶𝘀𝗺: Image The ʿAql (Intellect) was brought into being in the following manner: When the Bārī [الباري, the Absolute Creator] was alone in His Essence (dhāt), self-sufficient and in no need of His creatures, He appointed for all beings a cause and a reason (ʿillah wa sabab), by which the -