Sheikh Nasirdin, Melek Nasirdin or Naṣir ad-Dīn () is a holy figure venerated in

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, he is considered one of the Seven Divine Beings, to all of whom God assigned the World's affairs, and his earthly incarnation is considered one of the four sons of Ezdina Mir along with

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(Shems ad-Dīn), Fakhraddin, and Sejadin, who are the respective ancestors and patriarchs of the four Şemsanî Sheikh lineages. Along with Sejadin, he is also revered as one of the two

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s who take Yazidi souls into the afterlife. Nasirdin is identified as the Angel of Death and Renewal while Sejadin plays the role of a

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and Messenger of Death. They come to a person during his/her death whereupon Sejadin serves as a messenger of death, whereas Nasirdin is the hangman who separates the

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from the body. He is also portrayed as holding knife and as an executioner.

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