How an Albanian man traces his Bektashi roots | Al Jazeera World Documentary

Bektashism is a Sufi mystic Islamic order that was founded in present-day Turkey in the 13th century.
Bektashi fortunes rose and fell in parallel with the Ottoman Empire and Bektashis were exiled to the Balkans, Albania and Egypt.
History repeated itself in the 1920s when the new Turkish republic outlawed all Sufi orders, including Bektashi Sufism. Then, in 1967, Albania's leader Enver Hoxha banned all religions, including Bektashism. Yet, somehow, the order has survived and now claims some seven million followers worldwide.
On a personal journey exploring his Bektashi roots, an Albanian man discovers that his faith has a shocking history which includes purges, expulsions, sacked monasteries and child slavery.
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[@vladimirabazaj5873]

Albania🇦🇱 Kosova🇽🇰Bektashi 🤲 🇦🇱🤝🇽🇰Islam☪️❤️❤️❤️💕💕💕 🇦🇱❤️🇽🇰⚔️❤️🦁☪️💪💪💪 ✊😍From Albania🇦🇱

[@canthandlethetruth2055]

I am Albanian Muslim and follow the Quran and the Sunnah of our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ ❤❤❤

[@A_D1996]

Ani shyqyr se sje met veq ti

[@smittiesmitt3920]

Selam alejkum, jam nga Plavë dhe Gucia, une dua Shqiptaret shum mashallah (me fal, shqip ime nuk esht mire)

[@holysoutheuropedivizija2206]

Greets from Bosniahercegovina 🇧🇦

[@eugenmjeshtri6332]

Ne rregull por nuk te pyti njeri ty

[@vagramvardanyan9407]

Good for you congradulations, do you want an award?

[@hillkill746]

I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Sulejmani a few years ago in Tirana. Even though I am not Muslim, I was welcomed by him and his colleagues at the Bektashi World Headquarters. I wish him and all Bektashis peace.

[@Elohin1]

🕊

[@beataplaya]

Why do people get heated and nasty about other people's belief? As long as they do you know harm, let them be.

[@muslimresponse103]

they do harm to Islam and societies morals/beliefs!

[@CamiloAdaimeJimenez]

It's just general culture. Furthermore, there is always the morbidity that in Europe there are countries with a Muslim majority such as Albania, Bosnia and Kosovo, or the republic of Tatarstan within European Russia. It is something that breaks the stereotype of "Christian Europe" and that causes a lot of curiosity in people. The same thing happens in the Middle East with Lebanon but in reverse. Many people are surprised that in an Arab country half of the population is Christian, and that generates tremendous morbid curiosity among Western people. Also, this is the Al Jazeera channel, which belongs to the United Arab Emirates, a hardcore Islamic country, and that is why they always focus on the issue of Islam around the world.

[@therealscot2491]

Doesn't work that way with 3rd world people.

[@Zeni_London]

I'm Albanian and we represent ourselves like the majority of albania as muslim. But let's be honest the most of Albanian people don't have any idea what is meaning to be muslim. You will be lucky if you see any women wearing hijab in Albania, the men's as well enjoying drinking alcohol everyday and the majority of people never have been in mosque etc. Is that Islam faith??

[@A_D1996]

No, eshte islam kulturor qe e kan shumica e shqiptareve. Shume rall eshte dikush tamam fetar katolik apo musliman.

[@Besajone1]

It is imortant to emphasize here that when we say "Albanian" in the context of ethnic Albaniam identity and culture, we do not mean just Albanians as in citizens of the modern country of Albania, but all ethnic Albanians altogether. In that sense, one should not ascribe Albanianess (rather than Islam or Christianity or any other culture) as a primary identity only to Albanians of Albania, but to all ethnic Albanians anywhere (including Albanians of Kosovo, Macedonia and Montenegro).

[@keno2285]

fake

[@Besajone1]

@@keno2285 Now you tell me which of these two options is more fake. A. (Albanian)-One's own language (which is not identical to at least 3 or 4 other peoples' language subject to constant political and identity disputes). One's own specifuc and recognizable traditional clothing (white traditional suite with skull cap -Plis or Pilos), which os notnshared by 3-4 other 'people's'. One's own codes (Besa-Code of Honor, Code of Leke Dukagjini). One's own history (we do not have worry too much about what happened in Arabia, Russia or Vatican -although we do have prominent scholars in all three Abrahamic religions)....etc etc etc, or option B. (Central aouth slavs - (Bosniaks/Croats/Montenegrins/Serb), who speaknfour dialects of one and the same languahe formerly known as serbo-croatian, where the only difference between these peoplea is religion. You take out the abrahamic religion fro them (Christianity and Islam) and you literaly can't tell them apart. They took abrahamic religions as their foundation of identity...and they hold so toght to these three Abrhamic religions as if they invented them.... Sp, which one does your logic tell younis more fake -Apbanian or Ce tral South Slavic (Bosniak/Croat/Montenefrin/Serb)? Yet, in slite of all that No Albanian will ever call any nation 'fake', for two reasons: 1. Albanian does not bekieve any nation os fake (bcs Albanian bekievs everyone is e titled to their Rights and Dignity), 2. Even if they would think that some nations are not as original, they would never call it fame bcs it is uncivilized to do so... Again, learn something about Albanians (especially about their Codes) before you judge. I know you might have made ypur judgement based on bakers from Kosovo, but remeber that there so so many more Albanians in ypir place Bosnia (notable families like Binak, Busatlija, Dzeko, Fazlija, Gegaj/Gegic, Golos, Gurovic, Hot/a, Ibrulj, Karkin, Kodro, Kuc, Kustro, Kolos, Malevic/Malovic, Musa, Pala/Palevic, Pljakic, Rokic, Skrijelj, Spirtovic, Taci, Toskic, Uk, etc etc etc) but you can't identify them as Apbanians bcs your mind is stuck in antiqated stereotypes crested by shallow minda and exopansionist serb propaganda from the last century. Tonlearn more about Bosnians of Albanian origin read the book by Enver Imamovic called "Porijeklo stanovnistva BiH"....Learn more brother..."Read" as it says in the holly books

[@keno2285]

@@Besajone1 fake

[@Besajone1]

@@keno2285 No you're not fake, Kenjo. Don't be so harsh to yourself (unless you are a broken record...although it is tempting to think you are one, you got to admit 😄)

[@Besajone1]

@@keno2285 Btw Kenjo, do you know the origin of lilies, Islam and south slavic language? What makes you think that Albanian identity is more fake than the identity that use symbols it did not invent...religion that it did not invent (which is the only difference between you and Serbs, Croats , Montenegrins.) but received it from the occupiers....language it did notninvent and the one claimed by at least two other peoples (and closely related to Russian...not to Turkish or Arabic...despite the wishfull thinking)... ...or am I am really talking to a broken record here 😅?

[@davidbowie5023]

It does not surprise me why Albania, despite having Muslim majority, is strongly secular. But this made them odd among others.

[@dinohermann1887]

Albania also has a lot of Catholics and Orthodox as well as irreligious people (e.g. atheists/agnostics).

[@stevenv6463]

It is because of their communist history. They were the first official atheist state.

[@dios1ish868]

@@dinohermann1887 We were one of the most paleo-christian people in Europe, before Christianity was even legal and we even have christian martyrs of that time as well.

[@CamiloAdaimeJimenez]

Albania is strongly secular because the communist dictator Enver Hoxha banned religion there. It killed the religious spirit of that country. He closed all the mosques and churches Add to that the fact that the Christian and atheist population of Albania denies Islam in their country since, according to them, it makes them look like Turks or Arabs and distances them from the "Christian boys' club of Europe", so some young Albanians from Muslim families abandon that religion due to social pressure to be accepted by the rest of Europe I know Albania. It is a very conflictive country, but not because of religion, but because of the issue of mafias, drugs, poverty that pushes young people to follow bad paths. However, they are the friendliest people in Eastern Europe. While Russians, Poles, Hungarians, etc. are always serious and have a bad face, Albanians are very friendly and warm, as well as humble.

[@CamiloAdaimeJimenez]

@@stevenv6463 Afghanistan was also communist. But all the communists could not defeat Islam there. I think Afghanistan should be the most staunchly religious country in the Islamic world. Although Afghans are not Arabs, for me they are more religious than Arabs, even Saudis. In the ex-Soviet Islamic republics of Central Asia the same thing happened as in Albania with the prohibition of Islam. And those countries are not very religious. However, compared to Albania, Central Asia is much more religious (for example, wearing the veil is common in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, which is not the case in Albania).

[@ergibulku7248]

There are 400,000 Bektashi’s in Albania. and i’m one of them

[@BxSuazo]

Thank you for this great video.

[@eduarthana9232]

Love Allah from Albania 🇦🇱 balkan europe❤

[@vladimirabazaj5873]

🇦🇱❤️🇽🇰🤲⚔️🦁☪️💪💪💪

[@occasionalwind]

I am an Albanian Atheist & I, apologize to all Albanian believers of any religious faith for the Albanian government banning off of their religion during the time when Albania was a communist state. Although I don't understand the need of believing in God or higher being I am open to inclusivity and sticking together with my fellow Albanians where ever they are around the world & whatever religion they practice.

[@stevenv6463]

This was a very well put together documentary. It was nice to see so many different people from different countries interviewed.

[@toniam.2080]

I grew across from a Bektashi Sufi Monastery! ❤️

[@ojqdikushdicka3787]

Where?

[@ckbeep1313]

Sounds like Bektashism followed Islam's true beliefs in accepting and respecting all peoples unlike main stream Islamic sects today.

[@muslimresponse103]

they only say that because they are a minority!

[@Ok....-]

U mean to whom exactly in mainstream as u said so ?

[@muslimalbanian]

Bektashism is a deviant sect. The only true way is the Qur’an and the Sunnah, upon the understanding of the Salaf as Salih (the pious predecessors which the Prophet ﷺ spoke about in an authentic and famous hadith), as they were upon the best (purest) understanding and implementation of Islam.

[@muslimnde3612]

@@muslimalbanian Salafis are sell outs to colonial powers look how Salafi scholars of Saudi Arabia have ruined it & ruined the Middle East , Bektashis led the armies of the Islamic caliphate & protected the Ummah , without Bektashis we all would have been conquered & forced to convert to Christianity like what happened to the natives of the Americas & Norway .

[@shakira2205]

😂😂😂

[@Aslaan1]

We must bow down to our creator only & not to dead graves. Monotheism was & is message of every prophet from Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus(Eisa) & Mohammad(peace be upon them all). Worship One creator & not the creation.

[@waymilky442]

They don't bow to graves!

[@jadephantom8915]

They don’t pray to the grave mate did you see any of them go in sujood? They’re making du’a

[@giogate1334]

First we are Albanians Religion is something individual God save the heroic people of Albania

[@zetenhap975]

As a Albanian we identify as Muslim and not retarded counterproductiv nationalists

[@saidtaha7953]

Interesting documentary well done, Laa Ilaaha Ilaa Allah Muhammadn Rasul Allah

[@Elohin1]

A Pureza da conexão com o Divino Amor apenas pode ser no Coração Sagrado...Muito além da doutrina e dos Profetas...Seja no Sufismo, e/ou Islâmico, seja, em qualquer outra escolha, esta deve ser, livre, e verdadeira em Sagrado Amor.Para os que não conhecem o Amor, os cabe respeito em civilidade...E ainda Que profundo, o conhecedor historico, e mesmo sacerdotes - em lideres religiosos por titulos, jamais, podem alcançar o entendimento que se faz através da vivência lúcida (vinda da conexão com a Luz), do Divino em Si ou Self, por elevar a frequência real, em Vibração, do Amor em Si. O Amor não se conecta com a escuridão...✨🌠✨

[@jovicatrpcevski209]

Devşirme (30:07) : basically, the English definition of this term is 'the mustering' ( i.e., of troops ).

[@ahmetyldz1892]

Why do you call Rum Sultanate as early Ottoman? You could call it early Turkiye. Osmanlı Beyliği were established at Söğüt many years later than the Mongol invasion of Anatolia.

[@CamiloAdaimeJimenez]

The Turks of Turkey are basically the Greeks of Asia converted to Islam and who adapted to the Turkish language. That is why Greeks and Turks look so similar physically, they have the same roots, like Indians with Pakistanis. Real Turks have slanted eyes and Asian features and live in countries like Turkmenistan or Kazakhstan. They are something like Muslim Mongols.

[@mda990]

@@CamiloAdaimeJimenez why did you write this stupid comment exposing your ignorance here? it is not even related what op said

[@Alan-cl2ix]

Believe in God and not in religions.

[@muslimresponse103]

so you believe God created you for no purpose?

[@ADINOJ81]

I agree!

[@Helmuesi911]

Or neither.

[@ghfgcdgcffdfdxfxfhj]

Bektashi it’s not a religion

[@jovicatrpcevski209]

Anyone notice the shofar at 22:10?

[@ojqdikushdicka3787]

You have to live with a bektashi at least a few months to understand the bektashi faith. Bektashism is a path which could be said is the real faith of Muhamed Musatafa pbuh, Imam Ali pbuh and all ahlul Bayt.

[@Ibnmohamud]

These guys are going against the way of the Messenger of Allah and his companions. The Messenger of Allah and his companions didn’t prostrate to graves, nor did they dance and sing inside the masjid. They didn’t make Dua to the dead, they didn’t hold Zikr circles nodding their heads back and forth. They did all acts of worship for Allah alone! Follow the Messenger of Allah and his companions!

[@pellesvansl]

how is that possible if you are interested in Bektashi and live in a country that doesn't have Bekstashis? Does someone adopt you?

[@gtxgoldennuggetlol4226]

bektashism is kufr thye go against everything in the Quran the pray in graveyards and worship dead people

[@hertz1218]

Albania's religion are Albanian traditions not,th arab's religion.

[@AliF-eq3gr]

Pimp culture and tradition

[@pellesvansl]

so what do women do as Bektashi? I've seen always Bekstasi men doing thie rituals but there are no women present. Are they excluded from active participation?

[@waymilky442]

They visit tekkes too. They just don't become dervishes.

[@muslimnde3612]

@@waymilky442 There are videos of Bektashi women dervishes in Turkey and Germany , most likely they are Alevi Bektashis since both Alevism & Bektashism are highly similar the only difference is the inclusion of women .

[@gazizafelicita3395]

As a Muslim, I am curious how they justify alcohol

[@sejdiniripairtools537]

10% bektashi, 70% myslim suni

[@bletrick3352]

Realistically it's more like 90% Agnostic and 10% Muslim & Christian

[@Ok....-]

​@@bletrick3352 sad

[@bletrick3352]

@@Ok....- Not so.

[@Ok....-]

@@bletrick3352 yes it's sad considering how sin is increasing day by day around the world....

[@bletrick3352]

@@Ok....- LOL.

[@bigpuppydoctrine]

All religious teach us humanity kindness and all good habit but look at us today thinking yourself superior than others o am white am black am orange just to hate others. people from different continent just because they are poor o with there colours

[@Nuruddunya]

the bad editing really throws off the whole product

[@bajramtahiri1576]

Bektashis Do Not Believe in Reincarnation That Is Wrong also we Bektashis don’t have confession of sins

[@asyla3389]

Yes they do, that's why we would go meet the dervish . He was almost like a psychologist to people. You could discuss everything with him

[@bajramtahiri1576]

@@asyla3389I’m Bektashi and we don’t believe in reincarnation

[@BVT323]

Albanians, Bosnians and a few other communities are the last remnant community of Turks in the Balkans.

[@jovicatrpcevski209]

Indeed, if he's a straight up Albanian from Albania & not an Arab of Albanian descent from, say, Lebanon or Syria or Egypt, then why the Arabic voice-over? We neither saw nor heard him speak once throughout the whole presentation. What purpose does that serve?

[@LaraCookie5]

My last name is Bektaş so that’s very interesting.

[@jovicatrpcevski209]

My heart goes out to that Arabic/Albanian brother as he ponders his origins, not being cocksure of who or what he is, but rather taking many things into consideration - historical realities that very possibly might address those nagging questions that those of us who come from this part of the world have ( as well as the intelligence to brood on all of this ) : "Who ( or 'what' ) am I?" 600 years of Ottoman rule - that's a long time; & with all the wars & various armies criss-crossing the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as certain policies enacted by Turkish sultans & other rulers, variously coming & going, who really knows their origins? Reducing that question to common denominators such as native soil, mother tongue, & 'the faith of one's fathers' doesn't always tell the whole story. To this brother, I say 'selamünaleyküm' & 'Hü, dost!'

[@diamonddust3518]

He's Albanian, not Arabic. That's an Arabic voiceover.

[@sourweed9818]

bektashism is the same thing with alevism of turks and kurds. and very different from arab alawism.

[@turkeygreatagain]

Kürd Alevisi yoktur onlar asimile Türkler Yavuz Sultan Selim döneminde Türkler sevilmezdi

[@muslimnde3612]

I would say its another variation of arab alawism & very different from Shiism . arab alawism like Bektashis believe in reincarnation & the near deification of Imam Ali as well as the other sufi elements .

[@sourweed9818]

there is a lot of other huge differencies. alawism extremely affected by christianity. they got their own trinity. they observe some christian holidays. alevis much more orthodox than alawis. @@muslimnde3612

[@Swrktar]

I respect bektashism, i even believed i might be of bektashi origin but i am not. Maybe it is time that foreign scholars actually study more about albanians before they jump to conclusions about jannisaries, myths, etc. The thing is that religion in Albania was not institutionalized until the start of 20th century. Some facts in the video are right, some are not. Therefore, i believe the confusion about different relgions present in Albania is due to lack of proper institutions.

[@mohammadchangazi8770]

Why Arabic language it should be in English I don’t understand Arabic so I close after few minutes

[@NjieZiphougarth]

There many different ways which lead to Allah. So let me not denounce another way just because I don't understand it. Allah can do anything and any way he wises

[@SsssAlbosss]

💯❤️🇦🇱

[@teodytrinidad9497]

When they were only bruised they Wound it

[@zondor8123]

Well as long as they are not very conservative like iran does, then I'm fine befriending them. I only likes modern and moderate Muslim friends who also likes Mcdonalds

[@paulheydarian1281]

They may not eat at McDonalds, and they won't eat cats either.😉🐱🐈

[@Besajone1]

Do not know about the Bektashis, but as far as I knao as an ethnic Albanian (with roots both with Albanian and other Albanian inhabited lands in the Balkans - Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro), mos Albanians have traditionally primarily satisfied their needs to belong and have an identity NOT by leaning on Abrhamic religions (like south slavs) but rather on their own cuulture, Albanian.

[@atiafalaqsa]

We love KFC😂😂

[@Ok....-]

Conservatives are good...as long as u r good to them

[@redd9017]

Ya Allah ya Muhammed Ya Ali. I am alevi-bektashi

[@jadephantom8915]

Completey different religion.

[@Aslaan1]

imam Ali (The friend of Prophet Mohammad(PBUH)) was given task to level the raised graves if any. So making graves big & then worshiping them is false as per islam.

[@muslimresponse103]

not just false but shirk/idolatry!

[@waymilky442]

Source? Lol Wahabi lie!

[@king-ulking]

Wahabi donkey 😂

[@ilirteuta3369]

Most muslim in Albania are sunnies

[@rebekameta1887]

Jo .. te shumtet jane bektashinj

[@erigreca3297]

Nope! Southern Albania is mostly Bektashi!

[@jabwarehouse]

Most yes

[@jabwarehouse]

@@rebekameta1887 Jane vla

[@waymilky442]

Well Sufi to be fair.

[@adeebkhan2604]

Who we are to judge anybody

[@paulheydarian1281]

It would be really wonderful if Albania could get its economics in order. All these Albanian men fleeing their country for the UK and other parts of Western Europe is a desperate look.

[@pellesvansl]

some day they might come back, more wise and rich

[@arbenrushiti6970]

❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@sabihatanveer8494]

Resilience, I hope pays off for these people & their commune 🧙‍♂️☝️

[@anarchorepublican5954]

🇦🇱☪🕌🛐 1:01...behold!... the very mustached face of Ali Pasha al-Albani !...

[@Alan-cl2ix]

Religions were political parties of the past. Their goal was to rule the world, to expand their territories and influence. When people abandoned religion to mix with political objectives of the state the humanity progressed beyond any limit.

[@ADINOJ81]

Perfectly said!

[@gooser2583]

Political ideologies are religions of the present. When people abandon religion you get capitalism, communism and fascism. You get genocide, war and destruction of the earth.

[@waymilky442]

Did you eve watch this documentary?

[@broadminded7774]

Not saying you're right or wrong but judging by your comment, you must be Albanian!

[@gtxgoldennuggetlol4226]

when people left religion they became stupid and started to do toxicating stuff like drugs alcohol sexual intercourse out side of marriage

[@waymilky442]

Sharing bread? Confession? Not true!

[@abdulniceguy5148]

I can not call these mystic practices an islamic, it has some islamic elements in it but it is more or less it is own faith. He goes inside a well decorated rom to look around in silence and then kisses everywhere before he leaves for good 😂😂 May allah guide us in to the sunnah of the prophet peace be upon him amin.

[@muslimnde3612]

Islam has a rich history of different sects, beliefs & Ijtihad , Bektashis led the armies of the Islamic caliphate , without them we all would have been conquered by Europeans & forced to convert to Christianity like the natives of the Americas & Norway .

[@mda990]

@@muslimnde3612 who was native of Norway?

[@akeel6328]

@@muslimnde3612 We thank them for their military service than. But Islam is Islam , we will not change it.

[@user-do4zz6dz5e]

You are not alone.

[@Shaggy-8392]

I feel bektashi.

[@selaminbelica777]

The Sufi Mystic Order

[@lastword2023]

We only prostrate one only God...not to the coffin....

[@waymilky442]

They don't prostrate to coffins!

[@waymilky442]

This is very offensive to Bektashis.

[@Nihaar1999tiger]

Bektashis are a Shia sub-sect that are considered deviant in Islam. They initially started out as a Twelver Shia Sufi Order but deviated and became their own sect. May Allah guide them back to the Quran and Sunnah and keep us away from false sects. Ameen.

[@paulheydarian1281]

Is that all you care about? There should be space and room for different forms of Islam. Christians had similar concerns in the 16th & 17th centuries and they killed each other for at least 150 years. Is that what you're advocating? Mass slaughter is not the solution, unless you're a Salafist or a religious fascist.

[@ardian_g]

Amin

[@m.mozdemir]

Amin

[@Ok....-]

Amin

[@A_D1996]

May allah guide you to be more tolerant toward others as muhammed peace be upon him was and less ignorant and stupid like you amin

[@anarchorepublican5954]

34:19-20...Bend it like Bektashi !:...along with the Kur'an-i, apparently our Albanian "Sufi-Dude"...also studies a Kabbalah Sukkot Prayer Book of mystic Jewish Occultism? ☪📚📖✨& 📘🔯☉♋⛢♍♅♏♇♎⁉ ...so?...like poetry, music, dancing, and Wine...is the forbidden Kabbalah, also what amongst Bektashi "Sufi"-Dudes... goes for Dervish "Demi Halal"?... 📜🗣💞&⚔...🥁🎺🎼🎵🎶🕺🏽🕴🏻🕺🏽🕴🏻🕺🏽🎵🎶🎷...👳🏼‍♂🍷

[@hassanrafi5887]

This is nothing more than IDLE Worshipping

[@eugenio1542]

Idle is lazy. Idol is an image of whatever..

[@arusirham3761]

Is it a pun? 🤣

[@tengrici431]

kissing a stone in mekka, running around the kabaa is not idle worshipping?

[@Nihaar1999tiger]

​@@tengrici431 Kissing is not worship

[@lewisc9959]

Good! Let them do as they want, it’s their life!

[@beenishshaheen7987]

What kind of shirk is this now?

[@vladimirabazaj5873]

Albania🇦🇱 Kosova🇽🇰Bektashi Islam☪️ Muslim☪️❤️💖💕💕 🇦🇱🤝🇽🇰 🇦🇱❤️🇽🇰☪️ ✊😍From Albania🇦🇱

[@ekiii3463]

They cut themselves

[@ghfgcdgcffdfdxfxfhj]

Who?

[@ekiii3463]

@@ghfgcdgcffdfdxfxfhj not in the video but it is well know in kosovo and albania that they practice this..

[@ghfgcdgcffdfdxfxfhj]

@@ekiii3463 im bektashi and I’ve never heard of it

[@sardarabdullahsardarabdull5270]

Means it comes from shiaism ... No doubt any thing is possible than .....😂

[@shamimreza8929]

Totally faul,even no Jewish or christian would not be support them

[@maskinisten019]

✝️🇦🇱✝️🇦🇱✝️🇦🇱✝️

[@Nuruddunya]

bektashis are not allowed to drink alcohol

[@chingcheewoo913]

Teach kindness but kill countless animals.

[@zondor8123]

Vegan andy right here

[@godogodaj5434]

Do you still skin dogs alive??

[@chingcheewoo913]

@@zondor8123 Vegan! Me too for decade.

[@Ok....-]

Plant do have feeling my veggie as$hole friend

[@jovicatrpcevski209]

I've really been wondering about the meat they serve in Chinese restaurants: is it really beef, chicken, etc.?

[@omervrnlahe3884]

Bektashism has nothing to do with shia

[@waymilky442]

It dies!

[@turkeygreatagain]

​@@waymilky442 Real Bektaşilik Aleviligin Şehirleşmiş ve Tarikat haline gelmiş halidir

[@jovicatrpcevski209]

'My Shi'ism comes from the mountains & plains of Anatolia, not from the halls of Qom.' Thus said a Bektashi once.

[@anarchorepublican5954]

16:44☪📖:...pretending to be Christian." 𝔞𝔩 𝔱𝔞𝔰𝔣𝔦𝔯 𝔢𝔩 𝐊𝖆-𝐳𝐚𝐫 𝔞𝔩 𝐤𝔞𝔣𝔦𝔯 𝐛𝐲𝔞𝔩 𝔔𝔲𝔯'𝔞𝔫𝔦 {Qur'an, sura āl-i-Imram 3:28} "taqiyya": ( arabic, تقية ).."(precautionary) pious deception/lying" الكزار الكافر بالقرآن ✠

[@turkeygreatagain]

Turkic tengrism culture amk

[@vladimirabazaj5873]

🇦🇱❤️🇽🇰🤲⚔️❤️🦁☪️💪💪💪 ✊😍From Albania🇦🇱

[@jovicatrpcevski209]

When in Rome, do like the Caesars. Even the Prophet (SAAWS) said to speak to every man according to his understanding. Certain people are usually chosen to evangelize others/give dawa because they're in a position to reach those that they're sent to. There's nothing new under the sun.

[@Zablik22]

Is not Muslim astaferullah,I from Islamic Republic Azerbaijan, I am Muslim Shia

[@Gigachad-bv8zr]

There is no Islamic Republic Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan is secular coun try, go to Iran if you want that

[@samsadeniz]

persian terrorist mullahs brainwashed you. You are a Turk!! Never trust a persian mullah!! Satan is better than persian mullah.

[@akeel6328]

@@Gigachad-bv8zr And North Korea is democratic. You are welcome to leave.

[@waymilky442]

Deification? Imam Ali is no God!

[@mohammed000wadih]

Aren't they a heretic mix of shiites,alevis and sufis ? 🤔

[@arusirham3761]

If they are heretics then yeniçeri are also heretics because the Bektaşi once dominated Ottoman elite army.

[@mohammed000wadih]

@@arusirham3761 I know , Janissaries are heretics.

[@Nihaar1999tiger]

Yes they are

[@paulheydarian1281]

​@@Nihaar1999tiger No, you're the heretic.

[@macrobianson2g]

True They’re

[@abdullahalbani2275]

christian are 100 times better then bektashis. i say that as a muslim...

[@muslimnde3612]

Bektashis were the Janissaries who conquered Europe . you are deluded .

[@user-ic1dw7tg2t]

@@muslimnde3612 Janissaries were all of europian origin wdym > xD

[@AL_AFGHANI1]

@@muslimnde3612they weren’t clown

[@abdullahalbani2275]

Maybe but the truth is that their belive is absolut paganism they pray to the dead and ask them for forgivmes which is the Biggest sin.​@@muslimnde3612

[@muslimnde3612]

@@AL_AFGHANI1 Go read some history . the Janissaries were Bektashis indeed .

[@dylanharper1274]

It's a shame that Islam did for Egyptian culture. Think how developed and prosperous Egypt would be today if it hadn't been for Islam

[@arusirham3761]

Alhamdulillah

[@Nihaar1999tiger]

Islam raised up Egypt while Christianity and Western-Liberalism has destroyed society and the world. It got society back to the Dark Ages

[@dylanharper1274]

@@arusirham3761 Well quite

[@dylanharper1274]

@@Nihaar1999tiger Wasn't the Profit Mohammad born in the Dark Ages? He certainly spent a long time in a cave

[@Nihaar1999tiger]

@Dylan Harper Dark Ages only applied to Medieval Christian Europe. Not the rest of the world apparently

[@bitter_truth8646]

Albanian nation is a mixed nation, but they claim that there are the ancient Illyrians...😄😅🤣 Edit: 1) BTW llyrian language doesn't exist, but the albanians claim that they are relatives. 2)albanians appeared in this region between 10th and 11th century, before that there is no a single historical book that refers to them, not a single one! Trigger alert ⚠️

[@pablosadelmundo]

Even the Greeks are a mixed and heterogeneous nation, but they claim to be related to the ancient Greeks, when in fact they have many Turkish, Albanian and Gypsy influences...

[@empatheticliberalabomina-vu4qp]

​@@pablosadelmundo Gypsy influences lmao

[@yougottarelax]

​@@empatheticliberalabomina-vu4qp he ain't lying half of Greece if not 80% was speaking Albanian at some point, they forgot Greek magically? An old ancient language and switched to Albanian for so long, most old people in Greece still speak it behind doors, if u think I'm lying go check for ur self

[@empatheticliberalabomina-vu4qp]

@Booty Eater Alabama The whole region shares history. That doesn't mean that Greeks are massively influenced by gypsies numpty.

[@albania881]

Persian+monkey= grek haha 😂👍

[@dbs20235]

❤❤❤ the albanians❤❤❤

[@noahnuh6857]

I am Albanian Sufi but this is totally kufr and Shirk. A Real Muslim does not pray to graves or Humans. May Allah guide you

[@canthandlethetruth2055]

i am Albanian as well and follow the Quran and Sunnah of Muhammad ﷺ

[@noahnuh6857]

@@canthandlethetruth2055 Elhamdulillah vlla

[@Ok....-]

Right ...

[@waymilky442]

You're nif a Sufi lol bye.

[@waymilky442]

They aren't praying yo graves!

[@kushtrimi5613]

KUFFAR MURTADEEN 💩💩💩