The term FOLLOWER OF JAH can be summarized as RASTA, a five-letter word. Rastafari is an Abrahamic religion that developed in Jamaica in the 1930s. It is based on the belief that Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia, is the messiah and Jah (God). Followers of Rastafari are known as Rastafarians, or simply Rastas. They believe in the spiritual use of cannabis, the wearing of dreadlocks, and the rejection of materialism.