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]
Musa Sor | |
|---|---|
Mûsa Sor | |
| Other names | Sheikh Mûs |
| Known for | Patron saint of lung and rheumatic diseases |
‘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
editThere is a mazār (shrine or sanctuary) dedicated to Musa Sor in Bahzane village in the Lalish Valley of northern Iraq.[1]
References
edit- ^ 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.
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