Michael Nguyen’s Reviews > The Nuṣayrī-ʿAlawīs: An Introduction to the Religion, History and Identity of the Leading Minority in Syria > Status Update

Great book

So there is a holy trinity of the ma'na, ism, and bab. They translate to Meaning, Name, and Gate. The trinity is of of Imam Ali, Muḥammad ibn ʿAbdallāh and Salmān al-Fārisī.

And then there are the five aytam (orphans) who created the world of light. Its super interesting.

Really fascinating book.

super interesting. about an obscure sect of Islam called the Alawites, considered heretics by Twelver Shiites and by Sunnis, and by Salafis. They are described by Friedman as a taqqiya sect.