| Şêx Şems | |
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Lord of sun, fire, light, sustenance | |
| Member of the Heptad | |
 Sheikh Shems shrine atLalish | |
| Venerated in | Yazidism |
| Symbols | Sun, fire, light, |
| Region | Kurdistan |
| Ethnic group | Yezidis |
| Festivals | Rojiyên Şêşims (Şêşims fasts), three-day fasting held in his honor during December, two weeks prior toCejna Êzî. |
| Genealogy | |
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| Siblings | Fexredîn,Nasirdîn,Sejadin |
| Children | Şêx Alê Şemsa,Şêx Amadînê Şemsa, Şêx Avîndê Şemsa, Şêx Babadînê Şemsa, Şêx Bavikê Şemsa, Şêx ʿEvdalê Şemsa, Şêx Hesenê Şemsa, Şêxê Reş (Cinteyar), Şêx Tokilê Şemsa, Şêx Xidirê Şemsa, Sitya Îs (Ês), Sitiya Nisret, Sitiya Bilxan (Belqan) |
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Sheikh Shems orMelek Shams ad-Din (Kurdish:Şêx Şems, Şêşims, Melek Şemsedîn[1]) is a holy figure venerated inYazidism, 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 withNasirdîn,Fexredîn, andSicadîn, who are the respective ancestors and patriarchs of the fourŞemsanî Sheikh lineages.[2]
Sêx Şems, also known as Şêşims,[3] and Şemsedîn,[4] is one of the members of the Heptad and one of the most fundamental theological symbols in Yazidism as the divinity of theSun, source of light and life, the divine light of God. He is also linked withfire, which is his terrestrial counterpart andoaths, which are sworn by the doorway of his shrine. Annually, during theFeast of the Assembly, a ceremonial bull sacrifice is performed in front of his shrine inLalish. Şêx Şems is the eponym of one of the four principal Şemsanî Sheikh lineages, was the patriarch of the Şemsanî family and brother of Fexredîn, Sicadîn and Nasirdîn.[5][6][7][8]
The nine sons of Sheikh Shems are:[9][10]
His daughters are:
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| Shemsani lineage | |
| Other saints | |
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