Tawûsî Melek

Tawûsî Melek
Lord of this World, Leader of the Heptad
Member of the Heptad
Peacock statue on Sharfadin Temple in Sinjar, Iraq
Other namesTawûsî Mêran
Venerated inYazidism and Yarsanism
SymbolsPeacock, Light, Rainbow, Sencaq
RegionKurdistan
Ethnic groupKurds (Yazidis and Yarsanis)
FestivalsYazidi New Year, sometimes also called Cejna Tawûsî Melek (Feast of Tawûsî Melek)

Tawûsî Melek (Kurdish: تاوسی مەلەک, romanized: Tawûsî Melek, lit.'Peacock Angel') is one of the central figures of the Yazidi religion. In Yazidi creation stories, before the creation of this world, God created seven Divine Beings, of whom Tawûsî Melek was appointed as the leader. God assigned all of the world's affairs to these seven Divine Beings, also often referred to as the Seven Angels or heft sirr ("the Seven Mysteries").

In Yazidi beliefs, Tawûsî Melek, the Lord of this World, is responsible for all that happens on this world, both good and bad. According to religious tradition, Nature, with its myriad phenomena of light and darkness, emanates from a single source, that is Tawûsî Melek. Qewl passages emphasize Tawûsî Melek's power on the earth, in the sky, sea, on the mountains, and their residents, that is, his power exists in all parts of nature, whether celestial or terrestrial.