Honorific Prefix: | Sheikh |
Abdullah Khaffagi | |
Native Name Lang: | myz |
Citizenship: | Iranian |
Death Date: | 1975 |
Death Place: | Ahvaz, Iran |
Other Names: | Sam Yuhana bar Bihram |
Years Active: | early 20th century–1975 |
Occupation: | Mandaean priest |
Children: | Šarat (Sharat) (wife of Abdullah bar Negm) |
Relatives: | Negm bar Zahroon (cousin) Ram Zihrun (grandfather) |
Religion: | Mandaeism |
Ganzibra |
Sheikh Abdullah Khaffagi (baptismal name: Sam Yuhana bar Bihram ࡎࡀࡌ ࡉࡅࡄࡀࡍࡀ ࡁࡓ ࡁࡉࡄࡓࡀࡌ; Persian: عبدالله خفاجی; Arabic: عبدالله الخفاجي; born ; died 1975, Ahvaz) was an Iranian Mandaean priest from Ahvaz, Iran.[1] He is a grandson of Ganzibra Ram Zihrun.[2]
Abdullah Khaffagi was born into the Khaffagi (written Mandaic: Kupašia) family.[2] He was the 16th priest in an unbroken lineage of Mandaean priests dating back to the 15th century.[1]
Sheikh Abdullah Khaffagi's daughter Šarat (Sharat) married Rishama Abdullah bar Negm, who is the son of his cousin Ganzibra Negm bar Zahroon.[2]
Abdullah Khaffagi was known for his large collection of Mandaic texts, including a copy of the Mandaean Book of John made of lead plates.[1] [3] He died in Ahvaz in 1975 when he was about 95 years old.[2]