List of Yazidi holy figures


This is a list of holy figures in Yazidism.
There are a total of 365 Yazidi holy figures venerated by Yazidis. Many Yazidi tribes and lineages are named after Yazidi holy figures and there are many temples and shrines built in their honor. Holy figures in Yazidism are designated by various special terms including Babçak, Xudan, Xas and Mêr which translates to man. According to Yazidi belief God is almighty and absolute, and the Xudans are a part of His power, moreover, in relation to nature, Yazidis believe in Xudans for most of natural elements and phenomena and they are regarded as divine powers that have control over these phenomena. In Yazidi mythology, the Xudans appeared after the creation of the world for the four elements of nature and their manifestations.

Sheikhs

Below is a list of Yazidi holy figures belonging or associated with Sheikh caste:

Adanî

Below is a list of Yazidi holy figures belonging or associated with the Pir caste:
Below are other holy figures, many of whom are considered to be Xudans of specific objects and functions.
  • Derwêşê Erdê, Xudan of the Earth, invoked during sowing season and at burials, protector of property
  • Baba Gûshgûsh, possesses curative powers over ear diseases
  • Sitt Nefîse possesses curative powers over fever and insomnia. Personification of a sacred fig or olive tree near Bashiqa.
  • Feqire 'Eli
  • Kanî Zerr/Kaniya Zerka, possesses curative powers over jaundice, personification of a spring. His name literally means "yellow spring."
  • Melekê Mîran, possesses curative powers over rheumatism
  • Evdê Reş/'Ebd Resh, Xudan of springs. Some Yazidis fast on one day in his honor. He has shrines and holy springs in his honour at the villages of Kerabeg, Kendale and Dêrebûn.
  • Bû Qetar Baba, representative of Sheikh Adi in the Mardin area, where a major shrine is dedicated to him
  • Hekîm Fêris/Hekkî Fîres/Hakim Luqman, a descendant of Luqman. Patron saint of wounds, since his descendants cure wounds with herbs and medicines.
  • Lakmadîn Baba, Sheikh Adi's secretary and guardian of his secrets.
  • Se‘d and Mes‘ûd. Mes'ûd’s shrine is near Bahzani, while the shrines of Mes‘ûd and Musey‘id are in Bashiqa.
  • Dayka Jakan, Has a shrine near Bahzani.
  • Xidir Liyas/Nebî, Xudan of water, streams and seas, in some Qewl passages, described as a Zindî and his place is the sea or seashore, therefore, he is described as having an eternal life, during the feast of Xidir Nebî and Xidir Liyas in February, Yazidis who are in love perform rites to ask Xidir Nebî as well as Pîrê Libnan about their wedding and happiness

    Holy figures of Abrahamic and Sufi background

In Yazidism, figures of Abrahamic or Sufi origin include: