Musa Sor Explained

Musa Sor
Native Name:Mûsa Sor
Native Name Lang:ku
Other Names:Sheikh Mûs
Known For:Patron saint of lung and rheumatic diseases

Sheikh Mûsa Sor ("Red Moses"; also Sheikh Mûs or Mūsē Sōr[1]) is a Yazidi saint. He is also called the Lord of Air and Wind. Yazidis venerate him as the patron saint of lung and rheumatic diseases. A subdivision of the Adani Sheikh lineage is also named after him.[2]

‘Ebdî Resho (‘Ebd Resh) was a companion of Sheikh Musa Sor.[2]

Musa Sor is associated with winds and the air. He is invocated during winnowing so that winds can help separate grains from hay.[1]

Shrines

There is a mazār (shrine or sanctuary) dedicated to Musa Sor in Bahzane village in the Lalish Valley of northern Iraq.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Asatryan, G. S. . Arakelova . Viktorii︠a︡ . The religion of the Peacock Angel : the Yezidis and their spirit world . Durham, UK . 2014 . 978-1-84465-761-2 . 855582572 . 61.
  2. Book: Kreyenbroek, Philip . Philip G. Kreyenbroek . Yezidism: its background, observances, and textual tradition . E. Mellen Press . Lewiston NY . 1995 . 0-7734-9004-3 . 31377794.