Yarsanism

Yarsanism (), Ahl-e Haqq (; ), or '''Kaka'i''', is an inherited, syncretic religion founded by Sultan Sahak in the late 14th century in western Iran. The total number of followers of Yarsanism is estimated to be over half a million to one million in Iran. However, according to one source, there are as many as 3 million followers in Iran. The numbers in Iraq are unknown. However, according to one source there are 120 to 150 thousand followers in Iraq. The adherents are mostly Kurds, as well as some Shabaks, Laks, and Lurs.

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Religion.name: Yarsanism
Religion.image: File:Views around the Kakaii shrine of Shah Hayas in the village Wardik, with a jamkhana, cemetery, and auxiliary shrines attached 24.jpg
Religion.imagewidth: 250
Religion.caption: Yarsan shrine of Shah Hayas in the village of Wardik near Mosul in Iraq
Religion.type: Ethnic religion
Religion.main_classification: Iranian, Abrahamic
Religion.scripture: Kalâm-e Saranjâm
Religion.theology: Syncretic
Religion.area: Iraqi Kurdistan, Iranian Kurdistan
Religion.language: Kurdish languages, Gorani, South Azerbaijani
Religion.founder: Sultan Sahak
Religion.founded_date: late 14th century
Religion.founded_place: Western Iran
Religion.members: 500,000 to 1,000,000 (in Iran)
Religion.other_names: Ahl-e Haqq, ''Kaka'i''

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Contents

Geography
Beliefs
Divine manifestations
Haft Tan or seven persons
Holy texts
Sacred sites
Demographics
Organisation
Khandans or spiritual houses
Relationship with other religious groups
Relations with Islam
Persecution
See also
References
Bibliography
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Yarsanism (), Ahl-e Haqq (; ), or '''Kaka'i', is an inherited, syncretic religion founded by Sultan Sahak in the late 14th century in western Iran. The total number of followers of Yarsanism is estimated to be over half a million to one million in Iran. However, according to one source, there are as many as 3 million followers in Iran. The numbers in Iraq are unknown. However, according to one source there are 120 to 150 thousand followers in Iraq. The adherents are mostly Kurds, as well as some Shabaks, Laks, and Lurs.

Some Yarsanis in Iraq are called Kaka'i. Yarsanis say that some people call them disparagingly as "Ali Allahi" or "worshipers of Ali", labels which Yarsanis deny. As such, many Yarsanis hide their religious identity, and there are no exact statistics of their population.