Dakhil Aidan

Sheikh (Rabbi)[1] Ganzibra Dakhil Aidan (also spelled Dakheel Edan) (Arabic: 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.[2] The Mandi (Beth Manda) in Liverpool, Sydney, Australia is named in his honor (Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi).[3]

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Dakhil Aidan
دخيل عيدان
TitleGanzibra
Personal
Born(1881-04-14)April 14, 1881
Amarah, Iraq
DiedJune 24, 1964(1964-06-24) (aged 83)
Dora, Baghdad, Iraq
ReligionMandaeism
CitizenshipIraqi
OccupationPatriarch of the Sabian–Mandaeans
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Biography

Dakhil Aidan was born on April 14, 1881 in the city of Amarah in Maysan Governorate, southern Iraq. He belongs to a long line of Mandaean religious leaders. He was a fluent speaker of the Arabic and Mandaic languages. His father, Sheikh Aidan, died in Nasiriyah when he was 12 years old. In 1904, he became a tarmida (junior priest) in Nasiriyah at the age of 23. In 1917, he was appointed as Ganzibra (head-priest) of the Mandaean community. Dakhil Aidan also became a member of the Nasiriyah municipal council in 1920.[2]

Ganzibra Dakhil Aidan died on June 24, 1964 at his home in the Al-Dora suburb of Baghdad.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Open discussion with the Sabaeans Mandaeans", YouTube-Holy Spirit University of Kaslik - USEK, 27 November 2017, retrieved 27 October 2021
  2. "الشيخ دخيل الشيخ عيدان". mandaeans.org. 2008-10-07. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  3. Robins, Ian (July 2016). "Album: The Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi, Liverpool, Sydney". The Worlds of Mandaean Priests. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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