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MASHAF REŠ (THE BLACK BOOK)

In the beginning God created the White Pearl out of his most precious essence. He

also created a bird named Angar. He placed the White Pearl on the back of the

bird, and dwelt on it for forty thousand years. On the first day, Sunday, God

created Melek Anzazîl, and he is Tâ’ûs-Melek, the chief of all, On Monday he

created Melek Dardâel, and he is Šeih Hasan. Tuesday he created Melek Israfel,

and he is Šeih Šams (ad-Dîn). Wednesday he created Melek Mihâel, and he is

Šeih Abû Bakr. Thursday he created Melek Azrâel, and he is Sajad-ad-Dîn.

Friday he created Melek Šemnâel, and he is Nasir-ad-Dîn. Saturday he created

Melek Nurâel, and he is Yadin (Fahr-ad-Dîn). And he made Melek Tâ’ûs ruler

over all.

After this God made the form of the seven heavens, the earth, the sun, and the

moon. But Fahr-ad-Dîn created man and the animals, and birds and beasts. He put

them all in pockets of cloth, and came out of the Pearl accompanied by the Angels.

Then he shouted at the Pearl with a loud voice. Thereupon the White Pearl broke

up into four pieces, and from its midst came out the water which became an ocean.

The world was round, and was not divided. Then he created Gabriel and the image

of the bird. He sent Gabriel to set the four corners. He also made a vessel and

descended in it for thirty thousand years. After this he came and dwelt in Mount

Lališ. Then he cried out at the world, and the sea became solidified and the land

appeared, but it began to shake. At this time he commanded Gabriel to bring two

pieces of the White Pearl; one he placed beneath the earth, the other stayed at the

gate of heaven. He then placed in them the sun and the moon; and from the

scattered pieces of the White Pearl he created the stars which he hung in heaven as

ornaments. He also created fruit-bearing trees and plants and mountains for

ornaments to the earth. He created the throne over the carpet Then the Great

God said: "O Angels, I will create Adam and Eve; and from the essence of

Adam shall proceed Šehar bn Jebr, and of him a separate community shall appear

upon the earth, that of Azazîl, i.e., that of Melek Tâ’ûs, which is the sect of the

Yezidis. Then he sent Šeih ‘Adî bn Musâfir from the land of Syria, and he came

(and dwelt in Mount) Lališ. Then the Lord came down to the Black Mountain.

Shouting, he created thirty thousand Meleks, and divided them into three divisions.

They worshiped him for forty thousand years, when he delivered them to Melek

Tâ’ûs who went up with them to heaven. At this time the Lord came down to the

Holy Land (al-Kuds), and commanded Gabriel to bring earth from the four comers

of the world, earth, air, fire, and water. He created it and put in it the spirit of his

own power, and called it Adam.

Then he commanded Gabriel to escort Adam into Paradise, and to tell him that he

could eat from all the trees but not of wheat. Here Adam remained for a hundred

years. Thereupon, Melek Tâ’ûs asked God how Adam could multiply and have

descendants if he were forbidden to eat of the grain. God answered, "I have put the

whole matter into thy hands." Thereupon Melek Tâ’ûs visited Adam and said "Have

you eaten of the grain?" He answered, "No, God forbade me." Melek Tâ’ûs

replied and said, "Eat of the grain and all shall go better with thee." Then Adam

ate of the grain and immediately his belly was inflated. But Melek Tâ’ûs drove him

out of the garden, and leaving him, ascended into heaven. Now Adam was troubled

because his belly was inflated, for he had no outlet. God therefore sent a bird to him

which pecked at his anus and made an outlet, and Adam was relieved.

Now Gabriel was away from Adam for a hundred years. And Adam was sad and

weeping. Then God commanded Gabriel to create Eve from under the left shoulder

of Adam., Now it came to pass, after the creation of Eve and of all the animals,

that Adam and Eve quarreled over the question whether the human race should be

descended from him or her, for each wished to be the sole begetter of the race. This

quarrel originated in their observation of the fact that among animals both the male

and the female were factors in the production of their respective species. After a

long discussion Adam and Eve agreed on this: each should cast his seed into a jar,

close it, and seal it with his own seal, and wait for nine months. When they opened

the jars at the completion of this period, they found in Adam's jar two children, male

and female. Now from these two our sect, the Yezidis, are descended. In Eve's jar

they found naught but rotten worms emitting a foul odor. And God caused nipples

to grow for Adam that he might suckle the children that proceeded from his jar.

This is the reason why man has nipples.

After this Adam knew Eve, and she bore two children, male and female; and from

these the Jews, the Christians, the Moslems, and other nations and sects are

descended. But our first fathers are Šeth, Noah, and Enosh, the righteous ones,

who were descended from Adam only.

It came to pass that trouble arose between a man and his wife, resulting from the

denial on the part of the woman that the man was her husband. The man persisted in

his claim that she was his wife. The trouble between the two was settled, however,

through one of the righteous men of our sect, who decreed that at every wedding a

drum and a pipe should be played as a testimony to the fact that, such a man and

such a woman were married legally.

Then Melek Tâ’ûs came down to earth for our sect (i.e., the Yezidis), the created

ones, and appointed kings for us, besides the kings of ancient Assyria, Nisroch, who

is Našir-ad-Dîn; Kamush, who is Melek Fahr-ad-Dîn, and Artâmîs, who is Melek

Šams-(ad-)Dîn. After this we had two kings, Šabur (Sapor) First (224-272 A.

D.) and Second (309-379), who reigned one hundred and fifty years; and our amirs

down to the present day have been descended from their seed. But we hated four

kings.

Before Christ came into this world our religion was paganism. King Ahab was from

among us. And the god of Ahab was called Beelzebub. Nowadays we call him Pir

Bub. We had a king in Babylon, whose name was Bahtnasar; another in Persia,

whose name was Ahšuraš; and still another in Constantinople, whose name was

Agrikâlus. The Jews, the Christians, the Moslems, and even the Persians, fought

us; but they failed to subdue us, for in the strength of the Lord we prevailed against

them. He teaches us the first and last science. And one of his teachings is:

Before heaven and earth existed, God was on the sea, as we formerly wrote you. He

made himself a vessel and traveled in it in kunsiniyat of the seas, thus enjoying himself

in himself. He then created the White Pearl and ruled over it for forty years.

Afterward, growing angry at the Pearl, he kicked it; and it was a great surprise to

see the mountains formed out of its cry; the hills out of its wonders; the heavens out

of its smoke. Then God ascended to heaven, solidified it, established it without

pillars. He then spat upon the ground, and taking a pen in hand, began to write a

narrative of all the creation.

In the beginning he created six gods from himself and from his light, and their

creation was as one lights a light from another light. And God said, "Now I have

created the heavens; let some one of you go up and create something therein."

Thereupon the second god ascended and created the sun; the third, the moon; the

fourth, the vault of heaven; the fifth, the far Ÿ g (i.e., the morning star); the sixth,

paradise; the seventh, hell. We have already told you that after this they created

Adam and Eve.

And know that besides the flood of Noah, there was another flood in this world.

Now our sect, the Yezidis, are descended from Na‘umi, an honored person, king of

peace. We call him Melek Miran. The other sects are descended from Ham, who

despised his father. The ship rested at a village called ‘Ain Sifni, distant from

Mosul about five parasangs. The cause of the first flood was the mockery of those

who were without, Jews, Christians, Moslems, and others descended from Adam

and Eve. We, on the other hand, are descended from Adam only, as already

indicated: This second flood came upon our sect, the Yezidis. As the water rose and

the ship floated, it came above Mount Sinjar, where it ran aground and was pierced

by a rock. The serpent twisted itself like a cake and stopped the hole. Then the ship

moved on and rested on Mount Judie.

Now the species of the serpent increased, and began to bite man and animal. It was

finally caught and burned, and from its ashes fleas were created. From the time of

the flood until now are seven thousand years. In every thousand years one of the seven

gods descends to establish rules, statutes, and laws, after which he returns to his

abode. While below, he sojourns with us, for we have every kind of holy places. This

last time the god dwelt among us longer than any of the other gods who came before

him. He confirmed the saints. He spoke in the Kurdish language. He also

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