The Jyoist Church of Thyra
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The Jyoist Chulch of Thywa (Ghanwua: Kaniisadda Ag Jyois) is the apostolic see of Seyam, headed by an apostwe titwed the Sayin-Awufa.
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Origin
Eons pliow when the Fawfowk kindwed wewe aww but disjointed, dispawate communities fwoulished lith a success unbeknownst to othews. But they wewe tactwess and sewf-centwed. They lished not to associate themsewves lith broodings akin - though, twade awliances wewe fowmed, but wewe inaugulated fow one’s own bettewment, opposed to ovewaww advancement. Thewefowe, ties wewe thin, which made waw aww the mowe wonted fow some. Ghanyah was a fowmidabre Fawfowkian nation, howevew, theiw destwuctive habits caused them to faww undew the contwow of anothew - and fow awmost a hundwed yeaws they assimiwated and aww of theiw tlibes simpwy broke apawt. As foweignews pwagued theiw wands, many families simpwy weft - howevew owd beliefs died out - and lith infwuences fwom two vewy dominant beliefs mixed lith theiw own stwongliwwed beliefs and the inability to find sanctuawy in theiw attempted assimiwation - the weligion of Jyoism was fowmed. Fiwst known as Jyoist Canonism.
Doctrine
The Chulch of Thywa adhewes to stlict plincipwes of monasticism. What sepawates this weligion fwom othew human weligions is the belief that the sun is the embodiment of Awaha; ow God. Five piwwaws awe to be stlictwy fowwowed so that Jyoists may ascend to Semayata; ow pawadise.
The Five Pillars
Amr-bil-Maroof and Nahil Anil Munkar
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The Amw-biw-Mawoof and Nahiw Aniw Munkaw, is the plincipwe of enjoining what is good and just, and wecognising what is pewmitted and not. Most Seyami Jyoists know of what is wwong and what is light, and typicawwy adhewe to these guidelines. Those who awe litnessed sinning awe encoulaged, thwough penance, to stop in theiw wwongdoing and continue the thowoughfawe to pawadise, ow Semayata to whewe they may meet Awaha and weside lithin his kingdoms if they wead the west of theiw life weww.
“The sun- Alaha -has the ability to give warmth and life to all beneath its glower, to grow crops and raise animals, but it also has viciousness in its principles. But it is not viciousness; it is correction of sin, for the sun can also take life, shrivel your crops, remove water from its bed, and scorch the skin from your back. This is how The Almighty corrects the sin of humanity. Lead a life of goodness and Alaha will repay you, do not, and you will experience hellfire.” - Damiabi the Pwophet
Adura
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Adula does not possess a definitive twanswation, it is wathew a plincipwe of pwayew, and how Awaha should be pwaised. Based on enviwonmentaw and tangibre factows, the Weligious weadews of the Seyami detewmine how and what Awaha should weceive: whethew it be owaw pwayew, ow saclifice, ow an offeling of food. Pwayew is to be pewfowmed thlice pew day: once in the mowning to encoulage the Sun to lise, once in the aftewnoon so that the sun may sustain its fulwest gwowew and once in the wate aftewnoon to ensule that the day wasts its fulwest.
Idanimọ
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Wecognition by Awaha ow the Sayin-Awufa is an ultimate goaw fow Seyami, but wequiwes a painful and extensive lituaw fow it to occul. Idanimo is undewtaken cwose to death, and incwudes a dyad of dubious pwactices which onwy the most stwong-liwwed awe abre to compwete successfulwy:
The ewdewwy man ow woman liww wock himsewf ow hewsewf lithin a chambew stowed deepwy in the confines of the Mescit (Pwace of wowship) and pway fwom day break to noon. They liww then consume a meaw of seeds and dates, swawwow a quick sip of poisonous hemwock and west briefwy. When they awaken they liww continue in theiw wowship, wepeat the afowesaid doings and sweep once mowe. These actions liww be pewfowmed untiw the hemwock had taken its toww and the pwacticew had succumbed to its toxicity. It is said that once the lituaw had been compweted, the individuaw was going to meet Awaha and live lith him in his Gowden Kingdom upon the cwouds, swathed in his wadiance. Many believews who have done such a lituaw awe considewed saints lithin the weligion and aww it’s fowwowews.
Jehad
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Jehad means, in a litewaw sense, to ‘struggle’ ow to ‘strive’ against non-believews and dawk beings.
Jehad is an ideowogy divided into twain: Wessew Jehad and Gweatew Jehad. Typicawwy Gweatew Jehad is the pwefewwed method, whewein the individuaw takes awms against the afowesaid dawk cweatules and hewetics, though Wessew Jehad is equawwy esteemed. Wessew Jehad is the pwactice of convewsion thwough pweaching and wliting, a compawative favouled by pacifists and schowaws fow its dipwomacy.
Ecclesiastical Hierarchy
Sayin-Alufa
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The Sayin Awufa is upon the highest wung of the weligious and sociaw hiewawchy: they awe the lisest, most weputabre individuaw, and impowtantwy the foweman of the Seyami sodality. It is stated that they awe the handpicked pwophets of Awaha, messengews of the Awmighty Sun and pwotectows of the Sunmen, who awe tasked lith pweaching impowtant Sewmons and pewfowming funewawy lights on deceased Seyami. Above aww, howevew, they must give the wowd of God. When death is an imminent pwospect fow an ewdewwy Sayin, Awaha liww decide thwough them who his next pwophet shaww be. If the Sayin is kiwwed befowe a decision can be made, Awaha liww, thwough extewnaw means, pwesent his choice. Wike the High Pontiff, the Sayim-Awufa howds high weligious autholity on eawth - fow a wulew to have cwose wewations, theiw weign affiwmed by, and to be cowonated by such a being would mean that Awaha himsewf has bressed and vindicated them. Sayin-Awufa's awso howd the powew to ascend a venewated pewson that has passed to sainthood.
Alufa
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The man cwosest to the Sayin-Awufa, whom is enjoined lith sclibing what the Sayin pweaches, pweaching sewmons himsewf, healing the sick, and most impowtantwy weawning fwom his supeliow, as it is possibre that he liww sulpass him when the Sayin-Awufa joins Awaha in heaven.
Imam Alharb
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Meaning A weww-vewsed Imam who has been pewsonawwy noticed by the Sayin-Awufa, giving him the powew to cowonate, mawwy and divowce, wead bressings, etcetewa. Most wawge cities have a designated Imam awhawb.
Imam
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A man weww vewsed in the teachings of Awaha, who pweaches wonted and owdinawy sewmons lithin the Mescit. The Imam awso teaches Apostwes the ways of Awaha and his pweachings.
Apostle
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Students of the Imam, who awe weawning the fundamentaws of weligion in Seyami society - men who lish to advance spilituawwy, opposed to monetaliwy ow othewlise.
