Sheikh Sharaf ad-Din

Sheikh Sharaf al-Din ( Kurmanji Şêx Şerfedîn , Arabic شرف الدين بن الحسن DMG Sharaf ad-Din ibn al- Hasan , also Sherfedin , born 1215, died 1257 or 1258) is a holy person in the Yazidis ' faith.

Life

Sheikh Sharaf al-Din defended the beliefs of the Yazidi and mobilized an army of Yazidis and fought against the governor of Mosul Badr al-Din Lulu . Before that, Badr ad-Din Lulu had Sherfedin's father Sheikh Hasan executed in 1246. Later, Badr ad-Din Lulu committed a massacre of the Yazidis in the Lalisch Valley. Sharaf ad-Din was also the governor of the ancient city of Harput . Allied with the Seljuk Prince Izz ad-Din against the Mongols , he was general of an armed force consisting of Yazidis, Kurds and Turkmens . In 1257 or 1258 he fell in a battle against the Mongols.

Adoration by the Yazidis

The Yazidis believe in an end time for life in this world. This end point is called “roja taliye” (the last day) or “axir zeman” (the end of time). Sherfedin is identified with the Mahdi , who is expected to return to the world at the end of time to eradicate the injustice in the world.

The mausoleum of Sharaf al-Din (also Şerfedîn ) is a pilgrimage of Yazidis in the district Sinjar in Iraq .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Birgül Açikyildiz: The Yezidis: The History of a Community, Culture and Religion . IBTauris, 2014, ISBN 978-0-85772-061-0 , pp. 43 ( google.de [accessed on February 5, 2018]).
↑ ^a ^b Philip G. Kreyenbroek, Khalīl Jindī: God and Sheikh Adi are Perfect: Sacred Poems and Religious Narratives from the Yezidi Tradition . Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, 2005, ISBN 978-3-447-05300-6 ( google.de [accessed on February 5, 2018]).
↑ Sebastian Maisel: Yezidis in Syria: Identity building among a Double Minority . Lexington Books, 2016, ISBN 978-0-7391-7775-4 , pp. 77 ( google.de [accessed on February 5, 2018]).
↑ Ayikyildiz (2014): p. 43; John S. Guest: Survival Among the Kurds: A History of the Yezidis , London, 1993, p. 22.
↑ Christine Allison, Anke Joisten-Pruschke, Antje Wendtland: From Daēnā to Dîn . Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-447-05917-6 , p. 345 ( google.de [accessed on February 6, 2018]).

[:0-1] Birgül Açikyildiz: The Yezidis: The History of a Community, Culture and Religion . IBTauris, 2014, ISBN 978-0-85772-061-0 , pp. 43 ( google.de [accessed on February 5, 2018]).

[:1-2] Philip G. Kreyenbroek, Khalīl Jindī: God and Sheikh Adi are Perfect: Sacred Poems and Religious Narratives from the Yezidi Tradition . Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, 2005, ISBN 978-3-447-05300-6 ( google.de [accessed on February 5, 2018]).

[3] Sebastian Maisel: Yezidis in Syria: Identity building among a Double Minority . Lexington Books, 2016, ISBN 978-0-7391-7775-4 , pp. 77 ( google.de [accessed on February 5, 2018]).

[4] Ayikyildiz (2014): p. 43; John S. Guest: Survival Among the Kurds: A History of the Yezidis , London, 1993, p. 22.

[5] Christine Allison, Anke Joisten-Pruschke, Antje Wendtland: From Daēnā to Dîn . Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-447-05917-6 , p. 345 ( google.de [accessed on February 6, 2018]).