Tawûsî Melek
Tawûsî Melek (Kurdish: تاوسی مەلەک, romanized: Tawûsî Melek, lit. 'Peacock Angel') is one of the central figures of the Yazidi religion. In Yazidi creation stories, before the creation of this world, God created seven Divine Beings, of whom Tawûsî Melek was appointed as the leader. God assigned all of the world's affairs to these seven Divine Beings, also often referred to as the Seven Angels or heft sirr ("the Seven Mysteries").
| Tawûsî Melek | |
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Lord of this World, Leader of the Heptad | |
| Member of the Heptad | |
| Other names | Tawûsî Mêran |
| Venerated in | Yazidism and Yarsanism |
| Symbols | Peacock, Light, Rainbow, Sencaq |
| Region | Kurdistan |
| Ethnic group | Kurds (Yazidis and Yarsanis) |
| Festivals | Yazidi New Year, sometimes also called Cejna Tawûsî Melek (Feast of Tawûsî Melek) |
| Part of a series on the Yazidi religion Yazidism |
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In Yazidi beliefs, there is one God, who created Seven Divine beings, the leader of whom is Tawûsî Melek, the Lord of this World, who is responsible for all that happens on this world, both good and bad. According to religious tradition, the nature, with its phenomena of light and darkness, is from one source, which is the Lord of this World, Tawûsî Melek. Qewl passages emphasize Tawûsî Melek's power on the earth, in the sky, sea, on the mountains, and their residents, that is, his power exists in all parts of nature, whether celestial or terrestrial.