Alawite Beliefs: An Overview The Alawites (also known as Alawis or Nusayris) are a syncretic religious community primarily in Syria, with roots in 9th-century Shia Islam but incorporating elements from Gnosticism, Neoplatonism, Christianity, and pre-Islamic traditions. Their faith is highly esoteric, with core doctrines revealed only to initiated males, leading to accusations of heresy from mainstream Sunni and Shia scholars. Below, I'll address the specific aspects you mentioned, drawing on established theological descriptions. View of Reincarnation (Taqammus or Metempsychosis) Alawites hold a unique doctrine of reincarnation that sets them apart from orthodox Islam, where the soul's journey ends in paradise or hell after death and judgment. In Alawite belief: Human souls originated as divine "lights" or stars in a pre-creation heavenly realm. These lights rebelled against God by denying His supremacy or asserting equality with Him, leading to their exile to Earth ...
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The Bible, like most ancient literature, is written mostly with chiasmus, like a palindrome. Very cool. But remember its said Muhammad did NOT write the Qur'an. I think its impossible to prove that he couldn't read or write, but few people could write and most could not. BUT, if its true, like Islamaphobes love to believe, that means Muhammad either improvised everything he said in ridiculously impressive chiasm OR he was being inspired by an angelic influence. Now check out this last bit. Click that and it will take you to a specific moment in the video showing how the Dead Sea Scrolls reveal how Jewish scribes edited The Torah that Jews and Christians have. Why? To remove lines that Yahweh was one of many gods under a Supreme Being. Its not a conspiracy theory. Yet the host of that show throws in a dig at Muhammad as a fraud afterwards. https://www.youtube.com/live/IXg680mDi70?si=Ag5HkwFR_EFaorjb&t=4379