Sovereign Magistral Order
of the Temple of Solomon
Ordo Regius Magistralis Templi Solomonis
M.E.H. Prince Grand Master
as Sovereign Head of State
2016 Order of the Temple of Solomon. Attribution Credit Required.
Declaration of Sovereign Support of Yazidi Nation
HRH Prince Naif bin Dawood bin Numb
Yazidi Emirate of the Amiri Royal House of David
The Sovereign Magistral Order of the Temple of Solomon, the juridical continuation of the "Knights
Templar" from 1118 AD, was made a non-territorial principality by the Kingdom of Jerusalem at the
Council of Nablus of 1120 AD, and granted "tutela protection" of permanent independent statehood as a
sovereign "princely house" by the Papal Bull Omne Datum Optimum of 1139 AD, retaining such status by
"customary international law" (UN Diplomatic Relations, Preamble, Article 47.1; UN Consular Relations,
Preamble; UN Immunities of States, Preamble: 5; UN Law of Treaties, Preamble, Article 38). Status as a
sovereign "subject of international law" is binding upon all countries regardless of recognition (UN Law of
Treaties, Articles 3, 38), with inherent diplomatic and consular relations (UN Consular, Articles 3, 1(d),
17.1) as a non-territorial state (UN Diplomatic, Articles 1(i), 3.1(a)).
The Sovereign Magistral Order of the Temple of Solomon, as a member state of
the inter-governmental organization (IGO) World Coalition of Refugee Rights
(WCRR), issues the present declaration in support of the Yazidi people (Al-
Ayazdi), in connection with our joint work against the atrocities fueling the
international refugee crisis.
The Order of the Temple of Solomon is the 12th century sovereign institution of
the original "Knights Templar", carrying the ancient heritage of the Biblical
Temple of Solomon which connects the origins of Christianity to other religions.
It holds a Mandate from WCRR to provide (1) Peacekeeping operations for
safety and security within planned Refugee Cities, and (2) Cultural Affairs
supporting interfaith cooperation, promoting positive traditional values, and
preserving the authentic culture and heritage of displaced peoples.
The Order of the Temple condemns the ongoing religious persecution of the
Yazidis in the Middle East since August 2014, including the escalating
massacres and slavery of women and children by rogue militants, as a systemic
genocide of an indigenous people.
The Templar Order also condemns the foreign policies of state-sponsored
destabilization, in violation of the UN Charter and conventional international
law, which have only served as the proximate cause enabling and perpetuating
such genocide.
We recognize the protected status of the Yazidi people, and their indigenous
rights and religious rights, as fundamental human rights.
Moreover, we declare the heightened need for special support of the Yazidis, as
an essential focus within the overall humanitarian missions of WCRR to resolve
the refugee crisis.
Therefore, we hereby establish our focused support of the Yazidi people, as part
of our sovereign protection of Assyrians, Coptic and other Christians, together
with all refugees of Arab, Muslim and other ethnic cultures.
Yazidi as Part of Knights Templar Heritage
Ancient Yazidi theology features a Chief Archangel called the "Peacock Angel"
(Melek Taus). Sufis called the Peacock Angel "Al-Khadir" (Al-Khidr), which
Muslim scholarship of the Hadith (interpreting Quran 13:60-82) describes as
an Angel associated with the Biblical Melchizedek [1] (Genesis 14:18-20).
The title Melchizedek consists of the ancient Mesopotamian words 'Melek
Zedek', meaning "King of Salem" (Genesis 14:18), which means "King of Peace"
(Hebrews 7:1-2). The name Solomon comes from 'Salem' or 'Salam' meaning
"peace", such that the Biblical Solomon was anointed (by the Magi "Zadok the
Priest" of Melchizedek) as "King Solomon" (I Kings 1:39) meaning "King of
Peace", the same title as Melchizedek.
Accordingly, the Temple of Solomon embodied the ancient Magi Priesthood of
the Peacock Angel of the Assyrian and Persian Yazidis. The Knights Templar
were founded in the Biblical Temple of Solomon [2] [3] [4] [5], which they
excavated [6] [7] for a nine year period [8].
Yazidism (or Yazdanism, meaning the "Religion of Angels" from the Persian
root word) was adopted as a Sufi Mystery School under the Sufi Master Sheikh
Adi ibn Musafir (c. 1070-1162 AD), who reformed the Yazidis in the 12th century.
The Knights Templar studied with the Yazidi Mystery School of the Sufis, near
Templar outposts and fortresses in Syria, to learn the ancient Magi Priesthood
of the Peacock Angel. Many Templar Grand Masters trained with Yazidi Sufis,
including: Five Grand Masters with Rashid Al-Din Sinan (1156-1189 AD),
Pierre de Montagut with Ahmad Al-Badawi (1218-1232 AD), Guille de Beaujeu
with Ibrahim El-Desouki (1281-1291 AD), and Jacques de Molay with Ibrahim
El-Desouki (1292-1296 AD).
In the early 13th century Templar Holy Grail legend of Percival, the hero Knight
meets the Sumerian Magi "Fisher King" Anfortas, who wears a crown of
Peacock feathers [9], as the High Priest of the Yazidi Peacock Angel.
The Sufi name for the Peacock Angel "Al-Khadir" (Al-Khidr) means the "Green
One". This was reflected in the "Green Man" theme of the ancient Celtic
religion of Europe, which continued through 6th century early Celtic Christianity
as a part of Templar heritage. This was later depicted in the stone carvings of
the 15th century Rosslyn Chapel designed by surviving Templars.
Therefore, the Yazidi tradition is a subject of important esoteric heritage of the
Knights Templar, connecting Templarism to the ancient origins of Christianity,
and connecting the Templars to Sufi Islam and the Arabian cultures of the
Middle East.
Establishing Sovereign Diplomatic Relations
On the basis of elements of our shared heritage with the Yazidi tradition, and
our parity of status as sovereign subjects of international law, the Order of the
Temple of Solomon is in a position to declare official recognition of
representatives of the Yazidi people (Al-Ayazdi) in customary international law,
for the purposes of diplomatic relations.
We recognize Prince Naif bin Dawood bin Numb, from the native Yazidi
Province of Sinjar, as the hereditary descendant and Emir of the sovereign
Yazidi Royal House of David (Dawood), supported by his sacrifices in Iraq for
the Yazidi people and official asylum in Germany as an indigenous leader in
exile.
We thus recognize the Yazidi Independent Supreme Council of the Amiri Royal
House of David bin Sulaiman as the official government of the sovereign
Emirate of the Yazidi indigenous people and religion internationally,
independent as a non-territorial principality, independent of other cultural
leaders from various branches of Yazidi society, and independent from ethnic
Kurds.
Therefore, we establish official inter-governmental diplomatic relations with the
Emirate of the Yazidi Amiri Royal House of David bin Sulaiman, and its Yazidi
Independent Supreme Council, supported by
its effective diplomatic
representation throughout the Middle East, Russia and the European Union.
Accordingly, the Order of the Temple of Solomon hereby declares our political
and sovereign support of our diplomatic counterpart, for the benefit of the
Yazidi people (Al-Ayazdi) internationally.
Officially Issued with Sovereign Authority under International Law:
____________________________
M.E.H. Prince Judge Matthew of Thebes
Grand Master as Head of State
Sovereign Magistral Order of the Temple of Solomon
www.knightstemplarorder.org
27 August 2016
Source References for this Declaration
[1] Presidency of Islamic Researches (Editor), The Holy Qur'an, King Fahd Holy
Qur'an Printing Complex, Madinah (1410 A.H.), p.840.
[2] Titus Flavius Josephus, Jewish War, Rome (78 AD); Translation by William
Whiston (1736), Loeb Classical Library (1926), Volume II, Book 5, pp.212, 217.
[3] Charles G. Addison, The History of the Knights Templar (1842), p.6, citing
the document De Aedificiis by the 5th century Byzantine historian Procopius of
Caesarea as "Procopius de Oedificiis Justiniani, Lib. 5."
[4] Charles G. Addison, The History of the Knights Templar (1842), pp.4-5,
citing a Vatican document by the 13th century Pope Urban IV (Jacques
Pantaleon, 1195-1264), the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, as "Pantaleon, Lib. iii.
p. 82."
[5] Collier's Encyclopedia, Thomson Gale (1985), 1985 Edition, Macmillan
Library Reference (1990), "Knights Templars".
[6] Keith Laidler, The Head of God: The Lost Treasure of the Templars, 1st
Edition, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London (1998), p.177.
[7] Piers Paul Read, The Templars: The Dramatic History of the Knights
Templar, the Most Powerful Military Order of the Crusades, 1st Edition,
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London (1999), Phoenix Press, London (2001), Orion
Publishing Group, London (2012), p.305.
[8] Malcolm Barber & Keith Bate, The Templars: Selected Sources, Manchester
University Press (2002), p.2.
[9] Wolfram von Eschenbach, Parzival (ca. 1205 AD).