Pir Mehmed Rashan or Pir Mehmed Reshan (
) was a 12th-century
Yazidi saint (
Pîr). The
Mam Rashan Shrine on
Mount Sinjar
The Sinjar Mountains (, , ), are a mountain range that runs east to west, rising above the surrounding alluvial steppe plains in northwestern Iraq to an elevation of . The highest segment of these mountains, about long, lies in the Nineveh Gover ...
was built in honor of him.
As a patron saint of agriculture, he is considered to be the protector of harvests and bringer of rain. His feast is celebrated in spring. There is a shrine dedicated to him at
Lalish
Lalish (, also known as Lalişa Nûranî) is a mountain valley and temple located in the Nineveh Plains, Iraq. It is the holiest temple of the Yazidis. It is the location of the tomb of the Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, a central figure of the Yazidi ...
. Also, a shrine that is claimed as his tomb is situated behind
Mount Maqlub near
Bardarash, Iraq.
During times of drought, special ceremonies are held at sites dedicated to him to pray for rain and blessing of cultivated land.
See also
*
List of Yazidi holy figures
*
List of Yazidi holy places
This is a list of Yazidi temples across the world.
Background
Yazidis are an ethnoreligious group who live predominantly in northern Iraq. Their religion is known as Yazidism.
List
See also
* List of Yazidi holy figures
* List of Yazidi ...
References
12th-century births
12th-century deaths
Yazidi holy figures
12th-century Kurdish people
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