Craitism

Symbol of Craitism with the phrase "There is one god, Craitgod" in Arboric

Craitism is a Micrasian religion that teaches that there is only one god, the Craitgod.

History

Pre-Umaric parallels

In 1596, the Ecclestial Academy of Pentapolis, located in South Batavia, published Craitmans Prayer, analogous to the Lord's Prayer. This laid the basis for a South Batavian, and later panmicran custom to refer to Craitman as Craitgod. The Calbain Church recognises the god Craitmyn as one of the eight gods that emerged after the death of Cato. This custom dates back from the arrival of Jack de Montfort, who took the adoration of Craitman from rituals prevalent in rural South Batavian Catologism. In the Stripping Path, Craitgod is counted among The Other Hosts.

Beginning

After the fall of the High Realm of Stormark on Micras and the Franco-Batavian Empire a religious vacuum arose, because many survivors were left behind in defeat. Couldn't their god have prevented this? The Holy Catologian Church tried by a message on morality to get a foothold in the new Francia, later the Emirate of Arbor. There was the threat of a large-scale secularization, which alarmed the brand new state. The balance of powers, which the Holy Catologian Church took care of in the field of spirituality, was in danger of being disrupted.

A radical change came when Umar ibn Al-Farooq claimed to have received a revelation. He proclaimed that the Craitgod is the only and true god. Soon Umar gained a large following and a new religion arose, the Craitism. In the capital of the emirate, Al-Hamra, the Dome of Peace (Arboric: قبة السلام) was dedicated to the Craitgod.

Spreading

The cooperation between the Emirate of Arbor and the Ultimate Çakar Sultanate (now: Çakar Empire) brought Craitism into the Apollonian continent. The continent of Craitland, the destination of pilgrims. Soon after their foundation, both Arbor and Sylvania (now: Çakaristan) signed a treaty with Craitland to make pilgrimages possible.

Institutionalisation

However, due to the role of Umar ibn Al-Farooq in the Arboric Civil War, he is no longer regarded as a prophet by a majority of Craitists. In 1705 AN, the Craitabad Spiritual Assembly was organised, during which muftiates were established. During the Second Craitabad Spiritual Assembly in 1710 AN, the grand muftiate was established. The grand mufti is the overseer of all other muftis. A counter-movement arose against the establishment of mufiates, let alone the grand muftiate: the Munfasilayn (separated ones). The remnants of the movement of Umar ibn Al-Farooq also do not recognise the authority of muftis.

Articles of faith

Creed

The creed of Craitism is: "There is one god, Craitgod" (Arboric: إله كريت يوجد إله واحد). This credo is repeated in prayers.

Principles

The following principles are the basis for the religious practices of Craitism:

• There is only one god, Craitgod
• Proclaim peace, avoid as much conflict as possible
• Seek justice, do justice
• Reject and fight Livvist's evil, but be merciful when they repent of their evil

Acts of worship

All Craitists are expected to perform the following acts of faith:

• Say the testimony daily, that is the credo
• Pray in the direction of Cherry Trees, the home of the great Craitgod
• Embark on a pilgrimage to Cherry Trees at least once in your life

Leadership

Grand Mufti of Çakaristan

The Grand Mufti of Çakaristan is appointed by the Shahanshah.

No.	Portrait	Name	Birth	Term	Death	Notes
1		Ahmed Dahlan	1679 AN Fatehpur	1710 AN

Mufti of Al-Khadra

The Mufti of Al-Khadra was established in 1708 AN, when the first Mufti was elected by the Khanabad Craitist Assembly. It was not until the Second Craitabad Spiritual Assembly that the position was universally recognised. Since 1722 AN, the Mufti has been appointed by the Emir.

No.	Portrait	Name	Birth	Term	Death	Notes
1		Sharaf al-Husseyn	1652 AN Hyfrost	1708 - 1711 AN	1711 AN Khanabad	The first two Nortonyears of his muftiship were not recognised outside Al-Khadra.
2		Kalim el-Qadir	1661 AN Tel-Amok	1711 - 1738 AN	1738 AN Al-Khadra
3		Abu el-Sadiq	1662 AN Erion	1738 - 1744 AN	1744 AN Al-Khadra
4		Mahmud al-Zaki	1682 AN Pegau	1744 AN

Mufti of Craitabad

The mufti of Craitabad, mufti of Arbor at the time, was appointed by the Emir of Arbor between 1685 and 1701 AN. However, the first mufti was appointed by the Grand Vizier of Arbor, due to the coma of the Emir. When Barikalus, Arbor's successor, merged with Çakaristan in 1709 AN, the position formally became the mufti of Craitabad, after the city where the mufti resided. Since 1710 AN, the mufti has been under the oversight of the Grand Mufti of Çakaristan.

No.	Portrait	Name	Birth	Term	Death	Notes
1		Daifallah al-Shakur	1623 AN Iskander	1685 - 1699 AN	1799 AN Craitabad	Appointed by the Grand Vizier of Arbor
2		Muhyddeen al-Salahudin	1637 AN Erion	1699 - 1719 AN	1719 AN Craitabad
3		Bakar al-Kassem	1654 AN Corrigible	1719 - 1746 AN	1746 AN Craitabad
4		Abdul Jarallah	1701 AN Alturab	1746 AN

Mufti of Maulikpur

The mufti of Maulikpur was regarded as the mufti of Çakaristan until 1710 AN, but since then has been under the oversight of the Grand Mufti of Çakaristan. The mufti was appointed by the Supreme Craitists Council, but sinds 1710 AN appointed by the Grand Mufti of Çakaristan. The list of muftis since the incorporation of Haritdesh into Çakaristan:

No.	Portrait	Name	Birth	Term	Death	Notes
1		Ishwar Ahuja	1638 AN Maulikpur	1691 - 1717 AN	1717 AN Maulikpur
2		Zamyad Ansari	1655 AN Ambarganj	1717 - 1741 AN	1741 AN Maulikpur
3		Sharvin Rafiq	1688 AN Rajaduar	1741 AN

Notes

Craitism is a fictional religion that borrows cultural elements from Islam. But is more of an equivalent to the Prince Philip movement. Craitism is not Islam, nor is it a derivative or copy.