Sheikh Adi ibn Sakhr
Umayyad Sheikh
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Shaykh Adī ibn Sakhr or Adi the Yazidi, descendant of Umayyad Caliph Marwan ibn al-Hakam, was son and religious heir of Sakhr Abū l-Barakat and thus head of the ‘Adawiyya Ṣūfī Order. He was executed by the Mongols in 1221 but three of his sons survived to succeed him.
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Sheikh Adi ibn Sakhr ‘Adawiyya and Yezidi Notables | ||
| Preceded by Sheikh Sakhr Abu l-Barakat | Shaikh of the ‘Adawiyya Ṣūfī Order | Succeeded by Sheikh Al-Hasan ibn Adi |