Al-Hasan ibn Adi
Sheikh al-Hasan ibn ‘Adī, known also by the Yazidi terms Şêx Hesen and Şêx Sin. He 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's subsequent role in Yazidi religion is formidable, rivaling only that of his ancestor, Şêx Adi.
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
Al-Hasan ibn Adi ‘Adawiyya and Yezidi Notables | ||
| Preceded by ‘Adī ibn Sakhr al-‘Adawī |
Shaikh of the ‘Adawiyya Ṣūfī Order | Succeeded by Sharaf ad-Dīn ibn al-Hasan |
References
- 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.CS1 maint: date and year (link)
- Lescot, Roger (1975). Enquête sur les Yézidis de Syrie et du Djebel Sindjâr. Beirut: Librairie du Liban. pp. 34–36.
- 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.CS1 maint: date and year (link)