Nahjiyyah

Nahjiyyah
نهجية
The Blue Mosque, One of the the Five Shrines of Ubaydullah, and one of the Hollest sites in Nahjiyyah
Type	Universal religion
Classification	Khoreshetic
Scripture	Kashf
Theology	Monotheism
Founder	Ubaydullah
Origin	7th century CE Menkhalla
Number of followers	c. 1.8 billion

Nahjiyyah is a Khoreshettic Monotheistic religion which centers around the teaching of Ubaydulllah and the Kashf. Adherents are called Talibani and with nearly 1.8 Billion adherents Nahjiyyah is the second largest religion in Regnum.

Talibani belive that Nahjiyyah is the final revelation of a pregenator faith, as revealed to the world by god through various prophets throughout time. Many faiths including Christianity are seen as part of this line of partially guided pregenoter faiths. When Ubaydullah came from Mount Trimanus with the Kashf, It is believed that he came forth with the final revelation of gods will and intent for the world. Ubaydullah is belived to be the main and last Prophet and that his works were divinley guided by the angel Mashem who delivered the revelations from god to Ubaydullah. Nahjiyyah teaches that god is One and Whole, that there will be a Final Judgment in the end times were the rightious are rewarded and siners will be punished. There are consitered three obligatory acts of the faith, Salah (Prayer), Zakat al-mal (Alms), and Tasaruf (Acts). Sharia is the religious legal theory which is used by Talibani in regards to most aspects of life, from the Environment, to Gender Roles, and Contract Law. There are several holidays practiced throughout the year, with Eid adh-Dhkar, Eid al-Shuhada and Eid al-Sueud al-Muqadas being the three most prominent. Between Eid adh-Dhkar and Eid al-Shuhada is a preiod known as Sawm al-Muminin which is a ritual fast to commemorate the suffering of Ubaydullahs Faithful Army between the Mssacre of the Original Martyrs (Eid adh-Dhkar) and the Conversion of Emir Khalib and his army (Eid al-Shuhada).

Nahjiyyah begane in the 7th Century AD with the teaching of religious hermit Ubaydullah, His teachings garnered a large base of followers and political power. Since his Holy Ascension there have been several Nahjiyyah states. Follower of Ubaydullah Emir Khalib would found a dynasty that would at multiple times rule over a Caliphate, while Ubaydullah son Abd-al Qayyum would establish a tradition in the east. This would be the foundation for the Sharafi-Bentani Split. There are many splits, sects and legal traditions within and between sects. the Sharafi make up roughly 70% of practicing Talibani, while Bentani and Nahyanites make up the remainder with several smaller communities making up less than 3% of the total community.

History

Ubaydullah and the foundation of Nahjiyyah

Zuhayr al-Hazqiyli ibn Hujr al-Taghlibi was born in the 647 CE. His father Hujr al-Saamid ibn Rushd al-Taghlibi was a minor Emir of the city of Uhud. Zuhayr was the youngest born from his fathers 4th wife Hind al-Ama. Hind was known to be a slave although her origin is unknown. Some scholars suggest she might have been from the outer Tiberian outpost of Cedrinavalium. There is evidence as in one document she is referred to as al-Tabariyya (طَبَرِيَّة), both a term used for people of the Tiberian empire, but also an epithet used for people with unusually pale complexions.

Zuhayr would grow up to become a successful trader who facilitated the trade of silk and spices through the territory. He would eventually grow to become more wealthy than his older siblings who had taken on the duties of running the emirate for their father. He would marry Khadijah Majdala bint Rabi'a al-Ja'di. The couple would have three children, but all would die in early childhood. In 677 CE Zuhayr would become totally blind, a condition which baffled his family and local physicians. He grew to believe that his arrogance and greed had cursed him, first by the death of his three infant children and then by the taking of his vision. He would retreat to a cave on Mount Trimanus (Yartajif al-Jabal). It would be here that he would be visited by an angel, which in its presence gave him the ability to see once more. The Angel's name was Mashem and had come to him in order to relay the divine place of god.

between 677 and 689 Zuhayr would live on the mountain and transcribe the revelations of god, as dictated by god and without any other interpretation. At this time he would adopt the mononym Ubaydullah (عبيد الله, lit: Little Servant of God).