Sheikh Hasan ibn Sheikh Adi II

Melik Şêxsin

The Master of the Pen

Member of the Heptad
Venerated in| Yazidism
Symbols| The Pen, writing and books
Region| Kurdistan
Ethnic group| (Yazidis)

Yazidi saint

Sheikh Hasan ibn Sheikh Adi II

Died| 1254

Kurdistan

Occupation| Religious leader
Era| Late Abbasid era and Mongol Empire
Predecessor| Sheikh Adi II ibn Sakhr Bin Barakat
Successor| Sharaf ad-Dīn ibn al-Hasan
Children|

* Şêx Brahîmê Xetimî
* Şêxê Êtîma
* Şêx Mûsê Sor
* Şêx Şerfedîn
* Şêx Zêndîn
* Sitiya Gul

Father| Sheikh Adi II ibn Sakhr Bin Barakat
Family| Adani
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Yazidism

Main topics

* Yazidis
* Yazidi social organization

The Heptad

* Tawûsî Melek
* Fexredîn
* Sheikh Shems
* Sicadîn
* Melik Şêxsin
* Sheikh Obekr
* Nasirdîn

List of Yazidi holy figures

* Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir
* Sultan Ezid
* Amadin
* Ezdina Mir
* Khatuna Fekhra
* Sheikh Mand
* Mehmed Reshan
* Musa Sor
* Sharaf ad-Din ibn al-Hasan
* Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir
* Pir Ali
* Rabia of Basra
* Shehid ibn Jerr

Holy places

* Lalish
* Sinjar Mountains
* Silat Bridge
* Mam Rashan Shrine
* Quba Mêrê Dîwanê
* Sharfadin Temple
* Sultan Ezid Temple

Festivals

* Batizmi
* Feast of Ezid
* Feast of the Assembly
* Tawûsgeran
* Tiwaf
* Yazidi New Year

Literature

* Yazidi Black Book
* Yazidi Book of Revelation

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Sheikh Hasan ibn Sheikh ‘Adī II (Kurdish: Şêx Hesen or Şêx Sin) is a holy and historical figure in that is revered in Yazidism and considered the physical or earthly incarnation of Melik Şêxsin, one of the Seven Divine Beings to whom God assigned the World's affairs. Melik Şêxsin is associated with the Pen and consequently with writing and books, he is thus called Xudanê Qelemê (The Master of the Pen). Adani Sheikhs are the descendants of Sheikh Hasan and were traditionally the only ones in Yazidi society that had the privilege to acquire the art of writing and reading.[1][2][3][4]

## Historical biography

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Şêx Hesen was the son of Sheikh Adi II, who was the son of Abu Sakhr ibn Barakat. The Yazidis enjoyed a widespread geographical and political authority during the reign of Şêx Hesen and under his term of office, traditional Kurdish beliefs and myths began to reassert themselves as part of the local religious tradition and eventually became an integral part of the community's culture.[5]

More significantly, the growing political influence of Şêx Hesen and the community which was dominated by local Kurds led to unease amongst their neighbors. The result of this was a crackdown on the community, and under the order of the Atabeg of Mosul, Badr al-Din Lu'lu', Şêx Hesen and two hundred of his followers were executed.[5] The execution of Şêx Hesen marked the beginning of a huge military campaign against the Yazidis in 652 AH/1254 CE. The forces of Badr al-Din Luʾluʾ entered the temple of Lalish, had the bones of Sheikh Adi exhumed and burned. They crucified and killed the captive Yazidis whom they found in the temple. In response, Yazidis regained control of Hakkari and the Bahdinan region which included Dasin Mount, from Badr al-Din's forces during the reign of Şêx Hesen's successor, Sharfadin. However, this triumph was short-lived, as Sharfadin was killed by the Mongols in 652 AH/ 1257 CE.[6]

## Works

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* The Book of Illumination for the People of Solitude[7]

## References

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1. ^ Omarkhali, Khanna (2022-01-01). "Oral Tradition among Religious Communities in the Iranian-Speaking World". Oral Tradition Among Religious Communities in the Iranian-Speaking World: 283.
2. ^ Omarkhali, Khanna (2011-03-20). "YEZIDI RELIGIOUS ORAL POETIC LITERATURE: STATUS, FORMAL CHARACTERISTICS, AND GENRE ANALYSIS: With some examples of Yezidi religious texts". Scrinium. 7–8 (2): 144–195. doi:10.1163/18177565-90000247. ISSN 1817-7530.
3. ^ Murad, Jasim Elias (1993). The Sacred Poems of the Yazidis: An Anthropological Approach. University of California, Los Angeles.
4. ^ Pirbari, Dimitri; Mossaki, Nodar; Yezdin, Mirza Sileman (2020-03-03). "A Yezidi Manuscript:—Mišūr of P'īr Sīnī Bahrī/P'īr Sīnī Dārānī, Its Study and Critical Analysis". Iranian Studies. 53 (1–2): 223–257. doi:10.1080/00210862.2019.1669118. ISSN 0021-0862. S2CID 214483496.
5. ^ a b 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.
6. ^ Ali, Majid Hassan (2018). Religious Minorities in Republican Iraq Between Granting Rights and Discrimination : a socio-political and historical study (doctoralthesis thesis). Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Fakultät Geistes- und Kulturwissenschaften. doi:10.20378/irbo-55706.
7. ^ 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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Yazidi holy figures

Sheikh Adi lineage|

* Sheikh Adi
* Sheikh Hesen
* Sherfedin
* Sheikh Obekr
* Abdul Qadir
* Sheikh Ismail Enzel
* Musa Sor ("Red Moses")

Shemsani lineage|

* Ezdina Mir
* Sheikh Shems
* Fakhraddin
* Nasirdin
* Sejadin
* Amadîn
* Şêx Mend
* Xatûna Fexra

Other saints|

* Shehid ibn Jerr
* Pir Ali
* Mehmed Reshan
* Rabi'a al-Adawiyya

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