Qamarism

The Qamarism was the faith created by the Nameless Prophet during the last days of the broken Rempet Empire.
== Beliefs ==
This monotheistic religion declared that a succession of mortal messengers, acting on behalf of a supreme deity, had passed down to humans a series of divine laws and values. They were collected into a sacred codex, which formed the foundation of virtually every aspect of life in the Qamarist Caliphate. Path of Waves, p. 40 The faith proclaimed there was only one God, the Bringer of Peace, the Almighty, and other old deities were but facets of the same God. To speak God's true name was forbidden, as the sorcerers of long ago used Name Magic to bind and command humans and djinn alike. Across the Burning Sands, by Daniel Lovat Clark
== Early Years ==
=== Rempet Empire ===
The Nameless Prophet was a man who came to the Rempet Empire, and brought new teachings and a new way of life to both human and djinn, which eventually brought peace to the region. His first followers took on the mantle of the al-Qamari, a secret order opposed to the Sun Kings since two centuries before, and the new faith became known as the Qamarism. The al-Qamari had held their meetings and did their acts of rebellion at night, far from the sight of Lord Sun. The Prophet's followers began to use the silver disc of the moon as a symbol of their faith. 
=== Spreading the Word ===
The prophet led his followers down into the valley of the Queen's River, converting the Nehiri tribes and city states he found there by prayer or by strength of arms. Soon Qamarism had spread across the entire land between the two rivers of the Cradle of the World, and throughout the Mountains of Shem and the Mountains of Qamar. 
=== Qamarist Caliphate ===
When he died at an advanced age, the prophet was buried in the City of God. His succesor was chosen among his followers, Mahmoud ibn Mansur, a wise thinker, who became the first Caliph, and so the Qamarist Caliphate was created. 
== Schism ==
The Qamarism suffered many schims throughout his history, such as the Saborim, the first great schism to happen, those followers who did not accept the authority of the caliph chosen to succeed him. 
== Spread of the Word ==
The Qamarist brought their faith to other peoples and places, such as the Ganzu, the Bandar, and others. They eventually founded a temple outside Khanbulak, in the very edge of the Emerald Empire, and members of the Ujik followed the creed of the Prophet. Even one ordu was Qamari. 
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