Al-Hasan ibn Adi

Sheikh al-Hasan ibn ‘Adī (Kurdish: Şêx Hesen or Şêx Sin) was the son and religious heir of ‘Adī ibn Sakhr and thus head of the Adawiyya order. He was executed in a Mongol purge of the ‘Adawiyyūn in 1254. Şêx Hesen is one of the most important figures in Yazidi religion, rivaling only that of his ancestor, Şêx Adi.

Sheikh

al-Hasan ibn ‘Adī
Şêx Hesen
Died1221
northern Iraq
OccupationReligious leader
EraLate Abbasid era and Mongol Empire
Known forPatriach of the Adani Sheikhs
Predecessor‘Adī ibn Sakhr al-‘Adawī
SuccessorSharaf ad-Dīn ibn al-Hasan
Parent(s)
FamilySheikh Adi lineage
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Şêx Hesen

By the time of Şêx Hesen, a significant cult of sainthood had grown around the leaders of the ‘Adawiyya, and under his term of office, indigenous Yezidi beliefs and myths began to be incorporated into the beliefs of those following the Order.[1]

More significantly, the growing political influence of Şêx Hesen and his followers lead to unease amongst their neighbors.[2] The result of this was a crackdown on the community, and under the direction of the Atabeg of Mosul, Badr al-Din Lu'lu' (r. 1222–1259), the main worship center of the ‘Adawiyya was attacked and destroyed in 1254 and the bones of Şêx Adi disinterred and burned. Two hundred ‘Adawī followers were killed, and among them was Şêx Hesen.[1]

Works
  • The Book of Illumination for the People of Solitude[3]

Succession

References
  1. Kreyenbroek, Philip G.; Rashow, Khalil Jindy; Jindī, Khalīl (2005). God and Sheikh Adi are Perfect: Sacred Poems and Religious Narratives from the Yezidi Tradition. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 4. ISBN 978-3-447-05300-6.
  2. Lescot, Roger (1975). Enquête sur les Yézidis de Syrie et du Djebel Sindjâr. Beirut: Librairie du Liban. pp. 34–36.
  3. Kreyenbroek, Philip G.; Rashow, Khalil Jindy; Jindī, Khalīl (2005). God and Sheikh Adi are Perfect: Sacred Poems and Religious Narratives from the Yezidi Tradition. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 42. ISBN 978-3-447-05300-6.
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