Khatuna Fekhra
| Xatûna Fexra | |
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Xudan of birth, pregnancy, women, children | |
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| Other names | Xezal (birth name) |
| Venerated in | Yazidism |
| Animals | Deer |
| Gender | Female |
| Region | Kurdistan |
| Ethnic group | Kurds (Yazidis) |
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| Parents |
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| Siblings | Şêx Mend, Şêx Bedir, Aqûbê Mûsa |
| Spouse | Şêx Hesenê Şemsa |
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Khatuna Fekhra (Kurdish: Xatûna Fexra[1]) is a holy Yazidi female figure who is venerated as the Xudan of women and children as well as patron of childbirth and pregnancy.[2][3]
Biography[edit]
Xatûna Fexra was the daughter is the daughter of the prominent Yazidi holy figure, Şêx Fexredîn as well as sister to Şêx Mend, Şêx Bedir and Aqûbê Mûsa. According to Yazidi tradition, her birth name was Xezal, however, she came to be known as Xatûna Fexra.[4][5][6]
Religious Significance[edit]
The Quba Xatuna Fexra (Temple of Khatuna Fekhra) in Mağara, İdil, Şırnak Province, southeastern Turkey was built in honor of her. There is also a shrine built in honor of her in Lalish.[7]
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References[edit]
- ^ Omarkhali, Khanna (2017). The Yezidi religious textual tradition, from oral to written: categories, transmission, scripturalisation, and canonisation of the Yezidi oral religious texts. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 978-3-447-10856-0. OCLC 994778968.
- ^ Kreyenbroek, Philip (2005). God and Sheikh Adi are perfect: sacred poems and religious narratives from the Yezidi tradition. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 978-3-447-05300-6. OCLC 63127403.
- ^ Omerxalî, Xanna (2007). Êzdiyatî: Civak, Sembol, Rîtûel û Mît (in Kurdish). Istanbul: Avesta Yayınları. pp. 92, 105. OCLC 968310469.
- ^ Kreyenbroek, Philip (1995). Yezidism: its background, observances, and textual tradition. Lewiston NY: E. Mellen Press. ISBN 0-7734-9004-3. OCLC 31377794.
- ^ Khanna, Omarkhali, Khanna 1981-. The Yezidi religious textual tradition from oral to written : categories, transmission, scripturalisation and canonisation of the Yezidi oral religious texts : with audio and video samples on CD-ROM. pp. 57, 63, 567. ISBN 978-3-447-10856-0. OCLC 1002063785.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Şêx Fexrê Adiyan: Fîlosof û xasê ola Êzdiyatiyê". bnk.institutkurde.org. p. 221. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- ^ Kreyenbroek, Philip (1995). Yezidism: its background, observances, and textual tradition. Lewiston NY: E. Mellen Press. ISBN 0-7734-9004-3. OCLC 31377794.
External links[edit]
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