Sheikh Sharaf ad-Din ibn al-Hasan

Shaykh Sharaf ad-Dīn ibn al-Hasan, known also by the Kurdish name Şêx Sherfeddin, was a descendant of Umayyad Caliph Marwan ibn al-Hakam. He was the son and religious heir of al-Hasan ibn ‘Adī and thus head of the ‘Adawiyya Ṣūfī Order. He died in battle against the Mongols in 1258 and was succeeded by his uncle, Fakhr ad-Dīn ibn ‘Adī.^[1]

Succession

Sheikh Sharaf ad-Din ibn al-Hasan ‘Adawiyya and Yezidi Notables
Preceded by Al-Hasan ibn Adi	Shaikh of the ‘Adawiyya Ṣūfī Order	Succeeded by Fakhr ad-Dīn ibn ‘Adī

References

^ Kreyenbroek, Philip G; Jindy Rashow, Khalil (2005), God and Sheikh Adi are Perfect: Sacred Poems and Religious Narratives from the Yezidi Tradition, Iranica, 9, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, ISBN 3-447-05300-3

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Date of death	1258
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