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Khaffagi
The Khaffagi (also spelled Khaffagy, Khaffajy, Khafajy; fa, خفاجي; ar, خفاجی or ; written Mandaic: Kupašia ) family is a Mandaean priestly family with origins in Khuzestan, Iran, although some family members also lived in southern Iraq. The family's genealogy can be traced back to the mid-1400s in Khuzestan. Other Mandaean priestly families include the Manduia, Kuhailia ( Choheili), and Durakia (Dorragi) lineages, the latter two with origins primarily in Khuzestan, Iran. Family members Notable family members include: *Ram Zihrun (late 1700s–1800s) * Abdullah Khaffagi (–1975); baptismal name: Sam Yuhana bar Bihram bar Ram Zihrun *Negm bar Zahroon (1892–1976); baptismal name: Adam Negm bar Zakia Zihrun bar Ram Zihrun * Abdullah bar Negm (early 1900s–2009) *Rafid al-Sabti (born 1965) * Ardwan Al-Sabti * Bihram Khaffagi, a tarmida in Ahvaz, Iran During the 21st century, some members of the family are now based in Nijmegen Nijmegen (;; Spanish and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdullah Khaffagi
Sheikh Abdullah Khaffagi ( baptismal name: Sam Yuhana bar Bihram ; fa, عبدالله خفاجی; ar, عبدالله الخفاجي; born ; died 1975, Ahvaz) was an Iranian Mandaean priest from Ahvaz, Iran. He is a grandson of Ganzibra Ram Zihrun. Life Abdullah Khaffagi was born into the Khaffagi (written Mandaic: ''Kupašia'') family. He was the 16th priest in an unbroken lineage of Mandaean priests dating back to the 15th century. Sheikh Abdullah Khaffagi's daughter Šarat (Sharat) married Rishama Abdullah bar Negm, who is the son of his cousin Ganzibra Negm bar Zahroon. Abdullah Khaffagi was known for his large collection of Mandaic texts, including a copy of the Mandaean Book of John made of lead plates. He died in Ahvaz in 1975 when he was about 95 years old. See also *List of Mandaean priests This article contains a list of historical and active Mandaean priests, all of whom have the ranks of Rishama, Ganzibra or Tarmida. Mandaean priestly families includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khaffagi Family
The Khaffagi (also spelled Khaffagy, Khaffajy, Khafajy; fa, خفاجي; ar, خفاجی or ; written Mandaic: Kupašia ) family is a Mandaean priestly family with origins in Khuzestan, Iran, although some family members also lived in southern Iraq. The family's genealogy can be traced back to the mid-1400s in Khuzestan. Other Mandaean priestly families include the Manduia, Kuhailia ( Choheili), and Durakia (Dorragi) lineages, the latter two with origins primarily in Khuzestan, Iran. Family members Notable family members include: *Ram Zihrun (late 1700s–1800s) *Abdullah Khaffagi (–1975); baptismal name: Sam Yuhana bar Bihram bar Ram Zihrun *Negm bar Zahroon (1892–1976); baptismal name: Adam Negm bar Zakia Zihrun bar Ram Zihrun * Abdullah bar Negm (early 1900s–2009) *Rafid al-Sabti (born 1965) * Ardwan Al-Sabti *Bihram Khaffagi, a tarmida in Ahvaz, Iran During the 21st century, some members of the family are now based in Nijmegen, Netherlands, where many of the famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdullah Bar Negm
Sheikh (''Rabbi'') Abdullah bar Negm ( ar, عبدالله ابن نجم; born in Qal'at Saleh, Iraq; died 2009, Nijmegen, Netherlands) was an Iraqi Mandaean priest who served as the Rishama (Mandaean patriarch) of Baghdad, Iraq during the latter half of the 20th century. Life Rabbi Negm was born into the Khaffagi (written Mandaic: ''Kupašia'') clan. In 1947, his father, Rabbi Negm bar Zahroon, who had just become a ganzibra that same year, initiated him into the Mandaean priesthood. Abdullah bar Negm's ordination was mentioned in his father's two-page letter to E. S. Drower, which was dated February 4, 1948. Abdullah bar Negm married Rabbi Abdullah Khaffagi's daughter Šarat (Sharat) from Ahvaz, Iran. Rafid al-Sabti, a tarmida currently residing in Nijmegen, Netherlands, is the son of Rabbi Abdullah. Abdullah bar Negm became Rishama of Baghdad after Dakhil Aidan's death in 1964. Rabbi Abdullah bar Negm was known for initiating Sheikh Haithem (now known as Brikha N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negm Bar Zahroon
Ganzibra Negm bar Zahroon ( baptismal name: Adam Negm bar Zakia Zihrun ; ar, الشيخ نجم ابن زهرون; born 1892, Huwaiza; died 1976, Qal'at Saleh District) was a Mandaean priest. He is primarily known as E. S. Drower's main field consultant who helped her procure dozens of Mandaic texts, now kept in the Bodleian Library's Drower Collection. Names He is often known simply as Sheikh Negm or Sheikh Nejm in E. S. Drower's writings. His Mandaean baptismal name is Adam Negm bar Zakia Zihrun bar Ram Zihrun (or also Negm bar Zihrun ). In his letters to Drower, he refers to himself as Sheikh Negm, son of Sheikh Zahroon. Life Sheikh Negm was born in Huwaiza in 1892 into the Khaffagi (written Mandaic: ''Kupašia'') clan. He lived in Khorramshahr during his early youth. He later moved to Liṭlaṭa, Qal'at Saleh in 1914, where he was initiated as a tarmida. He became acquainted with E. S. Drower sometime before 1933, with whom he had a lifelong collaboration. He helped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mandaean Priests
This article contains a list of historical and active Mandaean priests, all of whom have the ranks of Rishama, Ganzibra or Tarmida. Mandaean priestly families include the Manduia (Manduwi), Kupašia (Khaffagi), Kuhailia ( Choheili), and Durakia (Dorragi) families, all of which can be traced back to the mid-1400s. List of Mandaean priests Active Most of the following list of currently active Mandaean priests is based on Buckley (2023) and from ''The Worlds of Mandaean Priests'' website curated by Christine Robins, Yuhana Nashmi et al. *Rishamma Sattar Jabbar Hilow, Iraq *Rishamma Salah Choheili, Australia *Rishamma Professor Brikha Nasoraia, Australia *Ganzibra Najah Choheili, Iran *Ganzibra Khaldoon Majid Abdullah, Australia *Ganzibra Waleed Khashan, Australia *Ganzibra Salwan Alkhamas (or Salwan Shakir Khamas), Sweden *Ganzibra Salam Ghaiad, Sweden *Ganzibra Walid Abdul Razzak, Sweden *Ganzibra Taleb Dorragi, Iran *Ganzibra Walid Ebadfardzadeh, United States *Tarmida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Zihrun
Ram Zihrun ( myz, ࡓࡀࡌ ࡆࡉࡄࡓࡅࡍ) was a 19th-century Mandaean priest. Although initially a learned layman (''yalufa''), he became known for reviving the Mandaean priesthood together with his cousin Yahya Bihram after a cholera epidemic had killed all living Mandaean priests in 1831. He is mentioned in the colophon (publishing), colophons of various list of Mandaean scriptures, Mandaean manuscripts. Ram Zihrun was also informally known by Mandaeans as Sheikh Abdullah. Early life Ram Zihrun was born sometime during the 18th century as the son of the Mandaean priest Sam Bihram ( myz, ࡎࡀࡌ ࡁࡉࡄࡓࡀࡌ), and belonged to the ‘Aziz and Kupašia (Khaffagi) families. Mandaean priesthood revival Ram Zihrun and his younger cousin Yahya Bihram were two ''šgandas'' (priest assistants) who were the surviving sons of deceased priests during the aftermath of the 1826–1837 cholera pandemic, 1831 cholera epidemic. Together, the two of them went on to revive the Mand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choheili Family
Choheili or Chohaili ( fa, چحیلی; ar, الكحيلي, Al-Kuhaili or Al-Kuhailia; mid, ࡊࡅࡄࡀࡉࡋࡉࡀ, translit=Kuhailia) is an Iranian and Iraqi Mandaean surname or family name. The Choheili (Kuhailia) family has produced many Mandaean priests. Notable people with the surname include: * Jabbar Choheili (1923–2014), Mandaean priest from Iran *Salah Choheili (born 1952), Mandaean priest in Australia *Najah Choheili, Mandaean priest in Iran *Salem Choheili (born 1935), a shganda and ''yalufa'' (learned Mandaean layman) in Ahvaz, Iran Mandaean priest and professor Brikha Nasoraia also belongs to the Choheili family. Ganzibra Taleb Doraji of Ahvaz is also connected to the Choheili family. Members of the Choheili family can trace their ancestry back to Adam Zakia, the father of Bihram Bar-Hiia, who lived around 1500 A.D. 19th-century Mandaean priest Yahya Bihram's uncle Yahya Yuhana, of the Kuhailia (Choheili) clan, was a prominent copyist and ganzibra. In M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choheili
Choheili or Chohaili ( fa, چحیلی; ar, الكحيلي, Al-Kuhaili or Al-Kuhailia; mid, ࡊࡅࡄࡀࡉࡋࡉࡀ, translit=Kuhailia) is an Iranian and Iraqi Mandaean surname or family name. The Choheili (Kuhailia) family has produced many Mandaean priests. Notable people with the surname include: * Jabbar Choheili (1923–2014), Mandaean priest from Iran *Salah Choheili (born 1952), Mandaean priest in Australia *Najah Choheili, Mandaean priest in Iran *Salem Choheili (born 1935), a shganda and ''yalufa'' (learned Mandaean layman) in Ahvaz, Iran Mandaean priest and professor Brikha Nasoraia also belongs to the Choheili family. Ganzibra Taleb Doraji of Ahvaz is also connected to the Choheili family. Members of the Choheili family can trace their ancestry back to Adam Zakia, the father of Bihram Bar-Hiia, who lived around 1500 A.D. 19th-century Mandaean priest Yahya Bihram's uncle Yahya Yuhana, of the Kuhailia (Choheili) clan, was a prominent copyist and ganzibra. In M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafid Al-Sabti
Mandaean priest, Rbai Rafid al-Sabti, known in full as Rafid al-Rishama Abdallah al-Ganzibra Zahrun al-Rishama Abdallah al-Sabti ( ar, رافد الريشاما عبدالله الگنزبرا نجم الگنزبرا زهرون الريشاما عبدالله السبتي كنيانا عزيز; born 1965, Iraq), is an Iraqi-Dutch Mandaean priest in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Biography Al-Sabti was born in 1965 to Rishama Abdullah bar Negm, Abdullah, son of Negm bar Zahroon, Sheikh Neǧm, in Baghdad, Iraq. He was initiated into the Mandaean priesthood by his father. Al-Sabti later emigrated to the Netherlands. Al-Sabti is the custodian of the Rbai Rafid Collection (RRC), a private collection of Mandaean manuscripts held in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Important manuscripts in the collection include different versions of the Ginza Rabba and a copy of the ''Alma Rišaia Zuṭa'' known as Ms. RRC 3F, as well as a ''Qolasta, qulasta'' inscribed on lead plates. Publications *''Brakha, Mandaea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as members mature and learn to participate in the community. Historically, most human societies use family as the primary locus of Attachment theory, attachment, nurturance, and socialization. Anthropologists classify most family organizations as Matrifocal family, matrifocal (a mother and her children), patrifocal (a father and his children), wikt:conjugal, conjugal (a wife, her husband, and children, also called the nuclear family), avuncular (a man, his sister, and her children), or Extended family, extended (in addition to parents and children, may include grandparents, aunts, uncles, or cousins). The field of genealogy aims to trace family lineages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bihram Khaffagi
In Mandaeism, Bihram ( myz, ࡁࡉࡄࡓࡀࡌ) or Bihram Rabba ( myz, ࡁࡉࡄࡓࡀࡌ ࡓࡁࡀ, "Bihram the Great") is an uthra (angel or guardian) who presides over the '' masbuta'', or baptism ritual. Bihram is mentioned in Mandaean texts such as the '' Qolasta''. Many Mandaean masbuta ritual prayers invoke the name of Bihram. Etymology The name Bihram may have originally been derived from the Persian name Bahram, in reference to one or several of the Sasanian kings of the third century A.D. Uthra of baptism Mandaeans consider Bihram to be the uthra of baptism. Similarly, in Sethianism, Micheus, Michar, and Mnesinous are three heavenly guardian spirits presiding over the baptism of the Living Water (see also Five Seals). Mandaean name Bihram is also a Mandaean male baptismal name (as opposed to Mandaean birth names). Notable Mandaeans with the name include Yahya Bihram. In the colophons of Mandaean texts, the name Bihram is also often mentioned for different pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandaean Families
Mandaeans ( ar, المندائيون ), also known as Mandaean Sabians ( ) or simply as Sabians ( ), are an ethnoreligious group who are followers of Mandaeism. They believe that John the Baptist was the final and most important prophet. They may have been among the earliest religious groups to practice baptism, as well as among the earliest adherents of Gnosticism, a belief system of which they are the last surviving representatives today. The Mandaeans were originally native speakers of Mandaic, an Eastern Aramaic language, before they nearly all switched to Iraqi Arabic or Persian as their main language. After the invasion of Iraq by the United States and its allies in 2003, the Mandaean community of Iraq, which before the war numbered 60,000-70,000 persons, collapsed due to the rise of Islamic extremism and the absence of protection against it; with most of the community relocating to Iran, Syria and Jordan, or forming diaspora communities beyond the Middle E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
