Pir Mehmed Reshan Explained

Pir Mam Rashan or Pir Mehmed Reshan ([1]) was a 12th-century Yazidi saint. The Mam Rashan Shrine on Mount Sinjar was built in honor of him.[2] [3]

Type:Yazidism
Pir Mehmed Reshan
Venerated In:Yazidism
Region:Kurdistan
Ethnic Group:Kurds (Yazidis)
Deity Of:Lord of the rain and protector of harvest
Animals:Patron of cats[4]
Mount:Lion; In Yazidi religious texts, Memê Reşan is called Şêr Memê Reşan ('Lion Memê Reşan'), because there is a storyline about Memê Reşan, who, to show his power, saddled a stone, which then turned into a lion.[5]
Other Names:Şêr Memê Reşan ('Lion Memê Reşan')

As a patron saint of agriculture, he is considered to be the protector of harvests and bringer of rain. His feast is celebrated in spring. There is a shrine dedicated to him at Lalish. Also, a shrine that is claimed as his tomb is situated behind Mount Maqlub near Bardarash, Iraq.[6] During times of drought, special ceremonies are held at sites dedicated to him to pray for rain and blessing of cultivated land.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Omarkhali, Khanna . Khanna Omarkhali . The Yezidi religious textual tradition, from oral to written: categories, transmission, scripturalisation, and canonisation of the Yezidi oral religious texts . Harrassowitz Verlag . Wiesbaden . 2017 . 978-3-447-10856-0 . 994778968.
  2. Book: Kreyenbroek, Philip . Philip G. Kreyenbroek . God and Sheikh Adi are perfect: sacred poems and religious narratives from the Yezidi tradition . Harrassowitz Verlag . Wiesbaden . 2005 . 978-3-447-05300-6 . 63127403.
  3. Web site: Reconstruction of the Yazidi Mam Rashan Shrine . Culture in Crisis . 4 March 2021.
  4. Pirbari . Dimitri V. . Mossaki . Nodar Z. . 2022 . A Yezidi Manuscript – Mišūr of Pir Amar Qubaysi, its study and critical analysis . Eurasian Arabic Studies . 5 . 3 . 66–87 . 10.26907/2619-1261.2022.5.3.66-87 . 2619-1261. free .
  5. Book: Omarkhali, Khanna . The Yezidi religious textual tradition, from oral to written : categories, transmission, scripturalisation, and canonisation of the Yezidi oral religious texts : with samples of oral and written religious texts and with audio and video samples on CD-ROM . 350 . 2017 . 978-3-447-10856-0 . Wiesbaden . 994778968.
  6. Book: Kreyenbroek, Philip . Philip G. Kreyenbroek . Yezidism: its background, observances, and textual tradition . E. Mellen Press . Lewiston NY . 1995 . 0-7734-9004-3 . 31377794.
  7. Fobbe. Sean. Navrouzov. Natia. Hopper. Kristen. Khudida Burjus. Ahmed. Philip. Graham. Nawaf. Maher G. Lawrence. Daniel. Walasek. Helen. Birjandian. Sara. Ali. Majid Hassan. Rashidani. Salim. 2019-08-02. Destroying the Soul of the Yazidis: Cultural Heritage Destruction during the Islamic State's Genocide against the Yazidis.

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