Pesigalam
Banned
Is that so?Afraid not. Have read of Yazidism being understood as more a remnant of a pre-Islamic Indo-European Iranian religion or a Ghulat Sufi movement, also Yazidis are accused by others of being devil-worshipers as opposed to actually worshipping the devil.
For a Yezidi to say they worship the Devil is understandably difficult. It is their reputation as infidels - as genuine "devil worshippers" - that has led to their fierce persecution over time, especially by Muslims. Saddam Hussein intensified this suppression.
But some Yezidi do claim that Melek Taus is "the Devil". One hereditary leader of the Yezidi, Mir Hazem, said in 2005: "I cannot say this word [Devil] out loud because it is sacred. It's the chief of angels. We believe in the chief of angels."