Sharfadin (or
Şerfedîn) is the name for the religion of the
ethno-religious group of the
Yazidi people. The
Arabic name Sharfadin (Šaraf ad-dīn), that is, Sharfadin, means literally
the honour of religion. (
arab. شرف Sharaf = Honour and
arab. دين Din = Religion)
The Yazidi Sheikhs of
Armenia usually answer the question of their ethnic and religious affiliation in this way:
- Milatē ma - Ēzīd, dīnē ma - Šarfadīn (Our nation - the Yazidis, our religion - Sharfadin).
One version of the Yazidi Symbol of Faith reads as follows:
- Ātqātā min Silt'ān Ēzīd, Dīnē min Šarfadīn (My faith is Sultan Ezid. My religion is Sharfadin.)
Or:
- Šarfadīna - dīnē mina. (Sharfadin is my religion.)