Sheikh Sheikh (pronounced or ; ar, شيخ ' , mostly pronounced , plural ' )—also transliterated sheekh, sheyikh, shaykh, shayk, shekh, shaik and Shaikh, shak—is an honorific title in the Arabic language. It commonly designates a chief of a ...

(''Rabbi'')

Ganzibra A ganzibra (singular form in myz, ࡂࡀࡍࡆࡉࡁࡓࡀ, plural form in myz, ࡂࡀࡍࡆࡉࡁࡓࡉࡀ , literally 'treasurer' in Mandaic; fa, گنزورا) is a high priest in Mandaeism. Tarmidas, or junior priests, rank below the ganzib ...

Dakhil Aidan (also spelled Dakheel Edan or Dakhil Idan) ( ar, دخيل عيدان; born April 14, 1881, died June 24, 1964) was the patriarch and international head of the Mandaean religion from 1917, until his death in 1964. The

mandi Mandi may refer to: Places * Mandı, Azerbaijan India * Mandi, Jammu and Kashmir, a town on the Mandi River in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir * Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, a city in Himachal Pradesh ** Mandi State, former princely sta ...

(beth manda) in

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, Australia is named in his honor (Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi).

Biography

Dakhil Aidan was born on April 14, 1881 in the city of

Amarah Amarah ( ar, ٱلْعَمَارَة, al-ʿAmārah), also spelled Amara, is a city in south-eastern Iraq, located on a low ridge next to the Tigris River waterway south of Baghdad about 50 km (31 mi) from the border with Iran. It lies at the ...

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, southern

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. He belonged to the Manduia lineage, a long line of Mandaean religious leaders. He was a fluent speaker of the Arabic and

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languages. His father, Sheikh Aidan (also known as Adam, son of Mhatam Yuhana), died in

Nasiriyah Nasiriyah ( ar, ٱلنَّاصِرِيَّة; United States Board on Geographic Names, BGN: ''An Nāşirīyah''; also spelled ''Nassiriya'' or ''Nasiriya'') is a city in Iraq. It is on the lower Euphrates River, Euphrates, about south-southeas ...

when he was 12 years old. In 1904, he became a ''

tarmida A tarmida (singular form in myz, ࡕࡀࡓࡌࡉࡃࡀ, lit=disciple, plural form in myz, ࡕࡀࡓࡌࡉࡃࡉࡀ ; fa, ترمیدا; ar, ترميذة) is a junior priest in Mandaeism. Ganzibras, or head priests, rank above tarmidas.Drower, E ...

'' (junior priest) in

at the age of 23. In 1917, he was appointed as ''

'' (head-priest) of the Mandaean community. Dakhil Aidan also became a member of the

municipal council in 1920. His ''malwasha'' (

Mandaean baptismal name Mandaean names can include both birth names (i.e., secular names) and baptismal (zodiacal) names (i.e., religious names), called ''malwasha'' () in Mandaic. Birth names Mandaean birth names are secular names that are given at birth and are used ...

) was Mhatam Zihrun, son of Adam (Mhatam Zihrun bar Adam). Dakhil Aidan was also a copyist. In 1898 and also in 1935, he copied the ''

Ginza Rabba The Ginza Rabba ( myz, ࡂࡉࡍࡆࡀ ࡓࡁࡀ, translit=Ginzā Rbā, lit=Great Treasury), Ginza Rba, or Sidra Rabba ( myz, ࡎࡉࡃࡓࡀ ࡓࡁࡀ, translit=Sidrā Rbā, lit=Great Book), and formerly the Codex Nasaraeus, is the longest ...

''. The 1898 Ginza is currently used by the Mandaean community in Australia, while the 1935 Ginza was given to

Lamea Abbas Amara Lamia Abbas Amara ( ar, لميعة عباس عمارة, also sometimes spelled Lamea Abbas Amara; 1929 – 18 June 2021) was an Iraqi poet. She was a pioneer of modern Arabic poetry and an important figure in contemporary poetry in Iraq. Name La ...

in San Diego, United States. Ganzibra Dakhil Aidan died on June 24, 1964 at his home in the Al-Dora suburb of

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Family

Dakhil Aidan's sister's daughter was the poet

, who lived much of her life in

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, United States. When he was near his death in June 1964, he bequeathed some of his manuscripts to Lamea Abbas Amara. His father was Sheikh Aidan (

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: Adam bar Mhatam Yuhana), while his paternal grandfather was Mhatam Yuhana (also known as Sheikh Damouk).

References

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Biography

Family

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