Isya Joseph

“ He came and dwelt in Mount Lališ, [4] near the city of Mosul, about nine hours distant from it. Some say he was of the people of Harrân, and related to Marwân ibn-al-Hakam. His full name is Šaraf ad-Dîn Abû-l-Fadâîl, 'Adî bn Musâfir bn Ismael bn Mousa bn Marwân bn Al-Hasan bn Marwân. He died A. H. 558 (A. D. 1162-63) . His tomb is still visited; it is near Ba'adrei, one of the villages of Mosul, distant eleven hours. The Yezidis are the progeny of those who were the murids (disciples) of Seih 'Adî. ”

“ Flügel) , p. 190. ↑ The life of 'Abd-al-Ḳâdir of Jîlân is given in Jami's Nafahat (ed. Lee) , p. 584. ↑ The Hakkari country is a dependency of Mosul, and inhabited by Kurds and Nestorians; cf. p. 104. ”