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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

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along with Nasirdîn,

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, and

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, who are the respective ancestors and patriarchs of the four Şemsanî Sheikh lineages and are considered to have been

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of the angelic beings. Along with Nasirdîn, he is also revered as one of the two

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

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

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from the body.

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