Alawism

Alawism (Arabic: علوية, romanized: ʿAlawiyya), also known as Nusayrism (Arabic: نصيرية, romanized: Nuṣayriyya), is a Twelver Shi'a Gnostic religion, originating with 8th-century Ghulat sects. Its adherents, the Alawites, are estimated to number around 4 million and are primarily...See more