Sheikh Adi ibn Sakhr

Shaykh Adī ibn Sakhr or Adi the Yazidi,[1] descendant of Umayyad Caliph Marwan ibn al-Hakam, was son and religious heir of Sakhr Abū l-Barakat and thus head of the ‘Adawiyya Ṣūfī Order. He was executed by the Mongols in 1221 but three of his sons survived to succeed him.

See also

Succession

Sheikh Adi ibn Sakhr
‘Adawiyya and Yezidi Notables
Preceded by
Sheikh Sakhr Abu l-Barakat		 Shaikh of the ‘Adawiyya Ṣūfī Order Succeeded by
Sheikh Al-Hasan ibn Adi

References

  1. ↑ Guest, John Survival Among The Yezidis p.19 He was also known Adi the Kurd.


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