Sakhr Abu l-Barakat

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 childless, Sakhr replaced him.[1] He was executed by the mongols in 1221-1222. He was succeeded by his eldest son Al-Hasan Ibn Adi.[2]

Succession

Sakhr Abu l-Barakat ‘Adawiyya and Yezidi Notables
Preceded by ‘Adī ibn Musāfir al-Umawī	Shaikh of the ‘Adawiyya Ṣūfī Order	Succeeded by Al-Hasan ibn Adi

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, p. 4, ISBN 3-447-05300-3
Lescot, Roger (1975). Enquête sur les Yézidis de Syrie et du Djebel Sindjâr. Beirut: Librairie du Liban. p. 34.

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[1] 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, p. 4, ISBN 3-447-05300-3

[:0-2] Lescot, Roger (1975). Enquête sur les Yézidis de Syrie et du Djebel Sindjâr. Beirut: Librairie du Liban. p. 34.