RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir

1073 - 1162

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‘Adī ibn Musāfir (Kurdish: شێخ ئادی, romanized: Şêx Adî, Arabic: الشيخ عدي بن مسافر born 1072–1078, died 1162) was a Sunni Muslim Arab sheikh who is also considered a Yazidi saint. The Yazidis consider him as an avatar of Tawûsî Melek, which means "Peacock Angel". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir has received more than 238,854 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir is the 808th most popular religious figure (up from 835th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 21st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Lebanese Religious Figure.

Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir is most famous for being a Sufi mystic who was born in Jerusalem. He is also known for his contributions to the development of the Qadiri order of Sufism.

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  • 1.71

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir ranks 808 out of 3,187. Before him are Papias of Hierapolis, Giuseppe Moscati, Margot Frank, Sen no Rikyū, Agnes of Bohemia, and Odile of Alsace. After him are Ibn Qutaybah, Malik al-Ashtar, Apollinaris of Laodicea, Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha, Nikephoros I of Constantinople, and Tatiana of Rome.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1073, Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir ranks 5. Before him are Pope Anastasius IV, David IV of Georgia, Alfonso the Battler, and Leopold III, Margrave of Austria. After him are Magnus Barefoot, Ibn al-Qalanisi, and Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou. Among people deceased in 1162, Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir ranks 4. Before him are Géza II of Hungary, Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, and Ibn Zuhr. After him are Haakon II of Norway, and Odo II, Duke of Burgundy.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir ranks 20 out of 145. Before him are Pope Constantine (664), Najib Mikati (1955), Bachir Gemayel (1947), Amin Maalouf (1949), Eusebius of Nicomedia (280), and Émile Lahoud (1936). After him are Amine Gemayel (1942), Pierre Gemayel (1905), Rashid Rida (1865), Fouad Siniora (1943), Hiram I (-1000), and Antonella Lualdi (1931).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Lebanon

Among religious figures born in Lebanon, Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir ranks 5. Before him are Charbel Makhlouf (1828), Christina of Bolsena (210), Pope Constantine (664), and Eusebius of Nicomedia (280). After him are Rashid Rida (1865), Frumentius (400), Pope Sisinnius (650), Pamphilus of Caesarea (240), Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i (707), Nimatullah Kassab (1808), and Bechara Boutros al-Rahi (1940).

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