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]