File: The Answer.swf-(9.78 MB, 480x270, Anime)
[_] POST AMVs A MASSIVE FAGGOT 05/22/16(Sun)10:03:49 No.3085605
TheAlawites,alsoknownasAlawis(ʿAlawīyyahArabic:علوية),arepartofabranchofIslam,AlawiI
slam,centeredinSyria,whofollowabranchoftheTwelverschoolofShiaIslambutwithsyncretisti
celements.AlawitesrevereAli(AliibnAbiTalib),andthename"Alawi"meansfollowersofAli(the
yaregenerallyconsideredGhulat).ThesectisbelievedtohavebeenfoundedbyIbnNusayrduringth
e9thcentury.Forthisreason,Alawitesaresometimescalled"Nusayris"(NuṣayrīyyahArabic:نصي
رية),thoughthistermhascometohavederogatoryconnotationsinthemodernera;anothername,"An
sari"(al-Anṣāriyyah),isbelievedtobeamistransliterationof"Nusayri".Today,Alawitesrepr
esent20percentoftheSyrianpopulationandareasignificantminorityinTurkeyandnorthernLeba
non.ThereisalsoapopulationlivinginthevillageofGhajarintheoccupiedGolanHeights.Theyar
eoftenconfusedwiththeAlevisofTurkey.Alawitesformthedominant
religious group on the Syrian coast and towns near the coast which are also inhabited by Sunnis,
Christians, and Ismailis.
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>> [_] Anonymous 05/22/16(Sun)10:44:23 No.3085627
unfortunately, as with most good amvs,
the anime doesn't live up to this at all,
amv is 10x the charm