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The remarkable deviations of the Alawites from the mainstream Imamiyya are linked to their particular historical and geographical conditions and the beliefs in which they grew. These conditions include the oppressions of unjust governments and the religious biases of Sunni governments of al-Sham, their residence in the borders between Muslims and Crusaders, the constant invasions of the Crusaders on them, their geographical isolation, and their disconnection from the Imami centers. Thus, they were influenced from Sufism, [[Isma'iliyya]], and [[Christianity]]. However, some reports in books of sects and creeds about the Syrian Alawites were only groundless accusations out of the prejudices of their authors. | The remarkable deviations of the Alawites from the mainstream Imamiyya are linked to their particular historical and geographical conditions and the beliefs in which they grew. These conditions include the oppressions of unjust governments and the religious biases of Sunni governments of al-Sham, their residence in the borders between Muslims and Crusaders, the constant invasions of the Crusaders on them, their geographical isolation, and their disconnection from the Imami centers. Thus, they were influenced from Sufism, [[Isma'iliyya]], and [[Christianity]]. However, some reports in books of sects and creeds about the Syrian Alawites were only groundless accusations out of the prejudices of their authors. | ||
On the contrary, many Alawite groups express their commitment to Islamic rulings and Sharia, rejecting the permissibility of all bans and the belief in immanence and reincarnation ([[Tanasukh]]). The change has been so drastic that some people believe that the Alevism has been transformed, because what counts as Alawite beliefs today bears no similarity to what is reported in older sources about the Nusayriyya. | |||
===The Views of Contemporary Alawi Scholars about the Alawite Beliefs=== | ===The Views of Contemporary Alawi Scholars about the Alawite Beliefs=== | ||