Sheikh Sakhr Abū l-Barakat, was the nephew and successor of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, around whom the ‘Adawiyya order had formed. When ‘Adī died without a son, Sakhr replaced him.[1] He was executed by the Mongols in 1221-1222. He was succeeded by his eldest son Al-Hasan Ibn Adi.[2]
Sheikh Sakhr Abū l-Barakat | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1221 Maragheh Iran |
| Era | Late Abbasid era |
| Predecessor | Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir |
| Successor | Al-Hasan ibn Adi |
| Relatives | Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir (uncle) |
attack on Christian monetary
editSheikh Adi II and his fallowers seized Christian monetary of Mar-yuhanan and isho' sabran in 1219 and massacred all the monks in it. The surviving Christian monks went to Mongols in Iran complain and have their monetary restored. Sheikh Adi II was eventually captured by the Mongols and was judged in November 1221 in Maragheh in Iran, by Tuman, the nephew of genghiz khan.[3]
Succession
editReferences
edit- ^ Kreyenbroek, Philip G; Jindy Rashow, Khalil (2005), God and Sheikh Adi are Perfect: Sacred Poems and Religious Narratives from the Yezidi Tradition, Iranica, vol. 9, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, p. 4, ISBN 3-447-05300-3
- ^ Lescot, Roger (1975). Enquête sur les Yézidis de Syrie et du Djebel Sindjâr. Beirut: Librairie du Liban. p. 34.
- ^ Açikyildiz, Birgül (2014-12-23). The Yezidis: The History of a Community, Culture and Religion. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-85772-061-0.
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