Sakhr Abu l-Barakat explained

Honorific Prefix:Sheikh
Sakhr Abū l-Barakat
Death Date:1221
Era:Late Abbasid era
Predecessor:Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir
Successor:Al-Hasan ibn Adi
Relatives:Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir (uncle)

Sheikh Sakhr Abū l-Barakat, was the nephew and successor of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, around whom the ‘Adawiyya order had formed. When ‘Adī died without a son, Sakhr replaced him. He was executed by the Mongols in 1221-1222. He was succeeded by his eldest son Al-Hasan Ibn Adi.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lescot, Roger. Enquête sur les Yézidis de Syrie et du Djebel Sindjâr. Librairie du Liban. 1975. Beirut. 34.