Musa Sor | |
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Mûsa Sor | |
| Other names | Sheikh Mûs |
| Known for | Patron saint of lung and rheumatic diseases |
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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]
References
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a
b
c Asatryan, G. S.; Arakelova, Viktorii︠a︡ (2014). The religion of the Peacock Angel : the Yezidis and their spirit world. Durham, UK. p. 61.
ISBN
978-1-84465-761-2.
OCLC
855582572.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) - ^ a b Kreyenbroek, Philip (1995). Yezidism: its background, observances, and textual tradition. Lewiston NY: E. Mellen Press. ISBN 0-7734-9004-3. OCLC 31377794.
| Sheikh Adi lineage |
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| Shemsani lineage | |
| Other saints | |
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Musa Sor | |
|---|---|
Mûsa Sor | |
| Other names | Sheikh Mûs |
| Known for | Patron saint of lung and rheumatic diseases |
| Part of
a series on the
Yazidi religion Yazidism |
|---|
|
|
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]
References
- ^
a
b
c Asatryan, G. S.; Arakelova, Viktorii︠a︡ (2014). The religion of the Peacock Angel : the Yezidis and their spirit world. Durham, UK. p. 61.
ISBN
978-1-84465-761-2.
OCLC
855582572.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) - ^ a b Kreyenbroek, Philip (1995). Yezidism: its background, observances, and textual tradition. Lewiston NY: E. Mellen Press. ISBN 0-7734-9004-3. OCLC 31377794.
| Sheikh Adi lineage |
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|---|---|
| Shemsani lineage | |
| Other saints | |
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| This religion-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |