Alawis
E674007
Alawis are members of a syncretic, Shia-influenced religious minority community primarily based in Syria, with distinct beliefs and practices that set them apart from mainstream Islam.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alawi | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethno-religious group
ⓘ
religious community ⓘ religious minority ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Assad family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| believeIn |
esoteric interpretation of Islam
ⓘ
reincarnation ⓘ |
| branchOf | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consideredHeterodoxBy | many Sunni scholars ⓘ |
| consideredShiaSectBy | some Shia authorities ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantIn | Syrian ruling elite since 1970s ⓘ |
| doNotStrictlyObserve |
Ramadan fasting in mainstream form
ⓘ
five daily prayers in Sunni form ⓘ |
| estimatedPopulation | millions ⓘ |
| faced |
discrimination by Sunni majorities
ⓘ
historical persecution ⓘ |
| historicalName | Nusayris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holyBook | Quran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor | Twelve Imams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gnosticism NERFINISHED ⓘ Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ pre-Islamic Near Eastern religions ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| majorityReligionIn | some areas of coastal Syria ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Muhammad ibn Nusayr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observe |
Nowruz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
some Christian holidays ⓘ |
| populationConcentration |
Hama Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Homs Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Latakia Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian coastal region ⓘ Tartus Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practice | secret religious rituals ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Alawism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAuthorityStructure | clerical hierarchy ⓘ |
| religiousCenter | Latakia region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Shia-influenced Islam
ⓘ
syncretic Islam ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | Muslim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPopulationIn |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantRoleIn | Syrian politics ⓘ |
| useText | esoteric religious writings ⓘ |
| venerate | Ali ibn Abi Talib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alawi