
Alawites - Wikipedia
Alawites, considered disbelievers by classical Sunni and Shi'ite theologians, faced periods of subjugation or persecution under various Muslim empires such as the Ottomans, Abbasids, …
Alawi Sultanate - Wikipedia
The Alawi Sultanate, [3] [a] officially known as the Sharifian Sultanate (Arabic: السلطنة الشريفة) and as the Sultanate of Morocco, was the state ruled by the 'Alawi dynasty over what is now Morocco, …
Alawi - Wikipedia
Alawi (Arabic: علوي), also transliterated as Alevi, Alevi, Alavi, Alvi, Alawid, or Alawite (French: Alaouite), is an adjective denoting "of or related to Ali", the Prophet Muhammad's cousin. As a …
The Alawi Community and the Syria Crisis - Middle East Institute
2015年5月14日 · Syria’s descent into intercommunal conflict has resembled the Lebanese civil war and, more recently, the ethno-sectarian fragmentation of Iraq. The Alawi or “Nusayri” …
Alawite | Definition, Sect, Syria, & Assad Dynasty | Britannica
6 天之前 · Alawite, any member of a minority esoteric sect of Islam living chiefly in Syria. The Assad family that ruled Syria from 1971 to 2024 are Alawites and made the community …
‘Alawis - Encyclopedia.com
'Alawi (or 'Alawite) means "a follower of 'Ali," the Prophet Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law. The 'Alawis (and all Shia Muslims) believe that 'Ali was Muhammad's rightful heir to political …
The 'secretive sect' in charge of Syria - BBC News
2012年5月17日 · After a coup in 1970, led by President Bashar al-Assad's father Hafez, Alawites consolidated power over Syria's main institutions and security apparatus. Hafez's identity as …
At the time, the Alawi community, the majority group in the Latakia region in northwest Syria, was the poorest and least educated social stratum in Syria. As a religious minority, they were …
Alawi - Encyclopedia.com
2018年6月11日 · ALAWI. An offshoot of Isma ʿ ilism. Historically both the Druze and the Alawis are off-shoots of Isma ʿ ilism, which was an earlier split from the Shi ʿ ite Imamis.
Alawites - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Alawites, also known as Alawis (ʿAlawīyyah Arabic: عَلَوِيَّةٌ) are an Arab ethnoreligious group who live primarily in the Levant particularly in the coastal regions or the areas near the …