Fexredîn
Sheikh Fakhr ad-Dīn ibn al-Hasan, known also by the Yazidi name Şêx Fexreddin. He was the religious heir and brother of Sharaf ad-Din Ibn al-Hasan. After the refusal of Al Hasans son Zayn ad-Din to become his successor and leaving to Syria, Fakhr ad-Dīn ibn al-Hasan became Sheikh of the Adawiyya order.[1] Şêx Fexreddin left the Lalish area (and the historical record) for the Yazidish-founded Ayyubid Egypt in 1276.[2]
Life
Şêx Fexreddin's life was unusual for several reasons. Unlike his predecessors, he was on good standing with the Mongols, who had been responsible for the death of his two immediate predecessors. He was married to a mongol.[1] Additionally, he was the first ‘Adawī leader to face internecine rivalry: in 1275, Şêx Fexreddin's brother Shemseddin revolted and attempted to seize power from him. Şêx Fexreddin and his allies defeated Shemseddin, who fled to Syria with 400 of his followers.[1] He himself went to Egypt in 1276, but after he returned from Egypt shortly after, was killed by the mongols. Finally, he is the last known ‘Adawī shaykh.[1]
Succession
References
- ^ a b c d Lescot, Roger (1975). Enquête sur les Yézidis de Syrie et du Djebel Sindjâr. Beirut: Librairie du Liban. p. 104.
- ^ 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, ISBN 3-447-05300-3
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