Yazidi social organization
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There is a social organizational structure in the Ezidi community. There are three main castes, namely the Mirids, the Sheikhs, and the Pirs. Furthermore, there are positions for dignitaries in the Ez
Yazidi Fakra at the Yazidi New Year festival at Lalish on 18 April 2017
Entrance to the shrine of Khatuna Fakra at Lalish
Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir
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Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir was a 12th-century mystic, ascetic and theologian who is the central saint in the Yazidi religion, considered as the reformer, renewer or founder of Yazidism. His tomb at Lalish
Yazidi social organization
…political and religious authority of the entire Yezidi community. As a member of the Qatani Sheikhs, he is regarded as the legitimate successor of Sheikh Adi. The Mîr's influence reaches nearby communities, whereas in the more distant and disconnected Yezidi communities, namely of Georgia, Armenia and Syria…
The sarcophagus of Sheikh Adi
Shrine of Sheikh 'Adi in the Valley of Lalish.
Gate of Sheikh Adi's shrine in Lalish